In a new paper that studies tool-use in large language model (LLM) agents, researchers at Google and UC Santa Barbara have developed a framework that enables agents to make more efficient use of tool and compute budgets. The researchers introduce two new techniques: a simple "Budget Tracker" and a more comprehensive framework called "Budget Aware Test-time Scaling." These techn [...]
OpenAI has started selling power users extra credits for its Sora AI video generation tool. An extra 10 video gens will retail for $4 through Apple’s App Store. The company currently has a limit of 30 free gens per day, a rate that will likely decrease as OpenAI starts to monetize the offering. Bill Peebles, who heads OpenAI's Sora, posted on X about the changes. "Eventually we will n [...]
YouTube is tightening its AI labeling rules. Labels for photorealistic or heavily AI-altered content will now show up in more visible spots, below the player for long videos and as an overlay on Shorts. Starting May 2026, an automatic detection system will flag AI-generated content even if creators don't disclose it. Recommendations and monetization won't be affected.<br /> The art [...]