Mistral's open model Shieldstral matches much larger safety models at a fraction of the size

Mistral's new 3B Shieldstral model checks AI inputs and outputs for safety violations using natural language yes-or-no questions instead of fixed categories. It matches models seven times its siz [...]

Jeff Dean Leaves Google to Automate the Scientific Method With Discovery Loop

Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and one of the central figures in modern AI infrastructure, is leaving the company after nearly 27 years to co-found Discovery Loop, a startup whose stated goa [...]

The US wants Chinese optics out of its AI data centres. Amazon and Microsoft pay first.

China’s two biggest optical module makers took a beating on Wednesday. Zhongji Innolight fell as much as 16%, according to the South China Morning Post. Bloomberg put the intraday drop at 14%. Eopto [...]

The next ad market may be built for machines

‘Time’ magazine’s ads for bots offer publishers new revenue while raising questions about disclosure and AI influence. [...]

Google named the new boss of Gemini 4. Both of Gemini’s co-leads quit the same day

Sundar Pichai’s memo on Wednesday thanked Jeff Dean for “an incredible 27-year run” and said he was off to start a company with Sanjay Ghemawat. He posted the same two names on X. Discovery Loop [...]

Reddit is replacing Automod with AI that reads intent, not keywords. Old Reddit’s days are numbered.

Reddit announced plans to replace core moderation infrastructure that has run the platform for years. The most significant change: Rules Hub, a new moderation system that uses large language models to [...]

Wordsmith Extends Series B With $14 Million to Scale AI for In-House Legal Teams

Wordsmith AI has secured a $14 million extension to its Series B financing as companies increasingly explore whether artificial intelligence can help their internal legal teams handle work that would [...]

Larper is the internets new favorite insult. Heres what it means.

As social media turns identity into content, "larper" has become the internet's favorite way to accuse someone of playing a role instead of being themselves. [...]

Yann LeCun’s second attempt at a VC fund lands with $100M and Gemini’s co-lead as a partner

Yann LeCun has found a VC fund that will actually launch. The Meta former chief AI scientist is joining 224 Ventures, a new firm that announced Wednesday with more than $100 million in assets under ma [...]