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The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot
Power users of chatbots sometimes say they find that language models perform better when you're nice to them. Programmers tell me they spur their coding...
Saturday, 18 April 2026
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Executive summary of events for the last 24 hours
Physical Intelligence's new robot model demonstrates LLM-like generalization capabilities—along with similar failure modes—marking a significant step toward broadly capable embodied AI, while research into recovering LLM token subspaces through systematic prompting advances our understanding of how large language models internally represent information. On the agentic front, major developments include the introduction of persistent Agent Memory and new enterprise policy-setting tools from NanoClaw and Vercel, signaling a rapid maturation of AI agent infrastructure across industries.
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Simple guide to LLMs, AI hallucinations, and common AI terms
Understanding LLMs, AI Hallucinations, and Core AI Terminology Artificial intelligence is evolving at a breakneck pace, and terms like LLM,
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Physical Intelligence shows robot model with LLM-like generalization, flaws included
US start-up Physical Intelligence has introduced π0.7, a new robot foundation model designed to recombine skills learned during training, similar to how a...
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Recovering LLM Token Subspaces by Systematic Prompting
Some large language models (LLMs) are open source and are therefore fully open for scientific study.
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Should my enterprise AI agent do that? NanoClaw and Vercel launch easier agentic policy setting and approval dialogs across 15 messaging apps
By integrating Vercel's Chat SDK and OneCLI's credential vault, NanoClaw 2.0 ensures that no sensitive action occurs without explicit human consent,...
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Beyond Prompting: Using Agent Skills in Data Science
In my last article, I shared how to use MCP to integrate LLMs into your full data science workflow. I also briefly mentioned another helpful tool: skills .
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Computer-Using Agents: Visualizing access to legacy systems
Computer-Using or Computer Use Agents (CUAs) are agentic AI capabilities that enable an AI model to perceive a screen “visually” and control it like a...
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Governing Coding Agent Sprawl with Unity AI Gateway
Stop Agent sprawl. Learn how the new AI Gateway uses Unity Catalog to secure coding agents, manage token budgets, and provide total visibility into your AI...
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Introducing Claude Opus 4.7
Our latest model, Claude Opus 4.7, is now generally available. Opus 4.7 is a notable improvement on Opus 4.6 in advanced software engineering,...
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Paperclip use cases: 10 ways to automate operations with AI agents
Learn practical Paperclip use cases, from automating startups to managing AI agents at scale with full control and visibility.
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Build a More Secure, Always-On Local AI Agent with OpenClaw and NVIDIA NemoClaw
Build a More Secure, Always-On Local AI Agent with OpenClaw and NVIDIA NemoClaw. Use NVIDIA DGX Spark to deploy OpenClaw and NemoClaw end-to-end,...
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AI Agent Success Doesn’t Depend on the Tool, but the Architecture | Newswise
AI agent success isn't about picking the right tool; it's about choosing the right architecture. ESCP Prof. Alessandro Lanteri explains why organisations...
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Agents that remember: introducing Agent Memory
Cloudflare Agent Memory is a managed service that gives AI agents persistent memory, allowing them to recall what matters, forget what doesn't,...
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AI Safety Fears: A Skeptic's View
Bloomberg's Par-Miyol Olson discusses the debate around AI risks, questioning the focus on existential threats and highlighting the need for practical...
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Anthropic Finds "Emotion Vectors" in Claude that Can Push it Toward Cheating Under Pressure
Anthropic's recent dive into functional emotions in Claude Sonnet 4.5 reveals a hidden layer of AI interpretability: an internal “stress response” that...
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The many contradictions of Jensen Huang
Transformer Weekly: Debate after Altman attacks, lots more money for AI PACs and AISI's role in UK AI investment.
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The scientific case for being nice to your chatbot
Power users of chatbots sometimes say they find that language models perform better when you're nice to them. Programmers tell me they spur their coding...
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Report warns that government risks ai backlash without sharing benefits
The UK government risks facing growing public backlash against artificial intelligence unless it does more to share the benefits of AI with the public,...
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Premera Blue Cross makes AI mainstream with Copilot and Copilot Studio
Premera Blue Cross paired Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio with training and governance (Data, AI and Ethics Committee), shifting from an “office of...
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Regal’s Copilot helps CX teams build AI agents faster
CEO Alex Levin says CX teams can use a natural language interface to describe the AI agent they want and the Copilot AI agent will build it for them.
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Microsoft Introduces Hybrid AI Automation in Copilot Studio
Microsoft addresses the limitations of pure AI autonomy by integrating workflows and agents, creating more structured, flexible automation systems tailored...
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Microsoft's AI Rally: Why Analysts Say Azure Capacity, Copilot Are The Next Big Move - Microsoft (NASDAQ
Microsoft (MSFT) stock hinges on Azure capacity and Copilot adoption. BofA analyst Tal Liani maintains a $500 price target as AI infrastructure buildouts...
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David’s Bridal adds two AI platforms as shopping channels
David's Bridal has developed AI shopping integrations via Microsoft Copilot and OpenAI's ChatGPT, leaning into agentic commerce's momentum.
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Building an emoji list generator with the GitHub Copilot CLI
See how we created an emoji list generator during the Rubber Duck Thursday stream.
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GitHub Copilot CLI Builds Emoji Generator
GitHub's Copilot CLI is now assisting developers in building functional command-line tools, as demonstrated by a new emoji list generator.
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U.S. Special Operations Command to Deploy AI Copilot to Reduce Pilot Workload in High-Risk Missions
SOCOM awards Beacon AI $49.5M to deploy AI pilot assistance, boosting safety, decision speed, and mission effectiveness.
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Google adds Nano Banana-powered image generation to Gemini’s personal intelligence
Google on Thursday announced that Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature will get Nano Banana-powered image generation to create images with personalized...
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Pixazo Launches Developer API, Opening AI Image, Video & Music Generation to the World
Press release - ABNewswire - Pixazo Launches Developer API, Opening AI Image, Video & Music Generation to the World - published on openPR.com.
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Accelerating enterprise AI: Hardware advancements and compute architecture transformation
Jim Hsiao, Senior Analyst. According to DIGITIMES, six major AI applications - chatbots, software development, image generation, video generation,...
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Alibaba unveils Happy Oyster AI model that turns text prompts into interactive 3D worlds
Alibaba Happy Oyster AI debuts with interactive 3D worlds and physics aware video, challenging rivals as it targets film, gaming and real time storytelling.
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Power video semantic search with Amazon Nova Multimodal Embeddings
Video semantic search is unlocking new value across industries. The demand for video-first experiences is reshaping how organizations deliver content,...
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OPM breakthrough artist Maki made a special appearance via video call during a listening event held for his fans in Jakarta, Indonesia. The singer expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming international support his music has received, particularly his chart-t
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HONOR 600 Series Debuts On-Device Unified AI Image-to-video Feature
The new lineup introduces industry-exclusive AI Image to Video 2.0, powered by what HONOR calls the world's first unified multi-modal video generation model...
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