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🧠 Large Language Models

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NewsAnthropic Claude integration

SandboxAQ Integrates Physics-Based Drug Discovery AI Into Claude, Bringing Molecular Simulation to Conversational Interface

SandboxAQ, the Alphabet spinout chaired by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, has partnered with Anthropic to embed its large quantitative models directly. theaiinsider.tech

Researchmultimodal/science LLM

New MatterChat Model Helps AI to ‘See’ the Language of Science

Berkeley Lab researchers developed MatterChat, a versatile AI “bridge model” that translates between specialized physics models and conversational Large... newscenter.lbl.gov

NewsLLM integration/partnerships

SandboxAQ’s Models Link Large Language AI To $50T Economy

SandboxAQ integrates its Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) with Anthropic's Claude, unlocking $50T+ quantitative economy access via simple prompts. quantumzeitgeist.com

OpinionLLM evaluation/benchmarks

LLM Evals Are Based on Vibes — I Built the Missing Layer That Decides What Ships

This article shows a full working implementation in pure Python, with real benchmark numbers. Most teams evaluate LLM responses by reading them and guessing... towardsdatascience.com

PolicyAI content policy/arXiv

arXiv Imposes One-Year Ban for Unchecked AI Submissions

Per reporting by The Next Web and Ars Technica, the preprint server arXiv will ban authors for one year if moderators find "incontrovertible evidence" that... letsdatascience.com

NewsBaidu Wenxin LLM

Baidu (09888.HK) Robin Li: Continued firm commitment to the Wenxin large language model, with a focus on enhancing coding capabilities.

Baidu(09888.HK) Chairman and CEO Robin Li stated that the landscape of large-scale models is evolving rapidly. Participants across China and globally are... news.futunn.com

ResearchLLM bias/politics

State media control influences large language models

Millions of people around the world query large language models (LLMs) for information. Although several studies have compellingly documented the persuasive... nature.com

NewsMicrosoft AI strategy

Microsoft eyeing startup deals for life after OpenAI

Microsoft is actively seeking AI startups for potential acquisitions. This move aims to bolster its AI talent and develop a cutting-edge AI model... m.economictimes.com

Launchsafety/moderation model

Fastino Labs Open-Sources GLiGuard: A 300M Parameter Safety Moderation Model That Matches or Exceeds Accuracy of Models 23–90x Its Size

As LLM-powered applications move into production — and as AI agents take on more consequential tasks like browsing the web, writing and executing code,... marktechpost.com

NewsAI security/cybersecurity

Criminals have already used AI to create a zero-day exploit

Researchers at Google say they have uncovered the first known case of hackers using AI to develop a zero-day cyber exploit. computing.co.uk

NewsLLM bias/politics

State media control impacts the output of U.S.-based LLMs

Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages, and you may get two very different responses. Our team's new research,... goodauthority.org

Launchdomain-specific LLM release

Meet AntAngelMed: A 103B-Parameter Open-Source Medical Language Model Built on a 1/32 Activation-Ratio MoE Architecture

A team researchers from China have released AntAngelMed, a large open-source medical language model that the team describes as the largest and most capable... marktechpost.com

NewsAI-assisted cyberattacks

Google researchers uncover criminal zero-day exploit likely built with AI

AI vulnerability exploitation is advancing fast. Criminal groups are using AI to find zero-days, build evasive malware, and automate attacks. helpnetsecurity.com

NewsChina AI model ecosystem

China AI model boom pulls smartphone supply chain into ecosystem battle

China's generative AI sector is seeing another wave of aggressive fundraising, with leading large language model (LLM) developers rapidly securing capital... digitimes.com

Researchquantum computing + LLMs

Quantum Circuits Boost AI Language Skills By 1.4 Per Cent

A new method of applying quantum computing to large language models has been achieved by Borja Aizpurua of University of Navarra, and colleagues from... quantumzeitgeist.com

OpinionLLM interpretability / mechanistic interp

Beyond Anthropic's mind-reading trick, the black box of large models has welcomed a real forensic expert.

In the past two years, if you've been following the research on the interpretability of large models, you'll notice a phenomenon: in this field,... eu.36kr.com

OpinionLLM distillation techniques

Understanding LLM Distillation Techniques

Learn how understanding LLM distillation techniques improves model training through innovative teacher-student approaches. marktechpost.com

NewsOpenAI/Anthropic competition

Why Are People Getting Rid Of ChatGPT

After OpenAI recently struck a deal with the U.S. government, people have been getting rid of its ChatGPT service by the millions in favor of Claude. bgr.com

OpinionAnthropic/Claude

The idea that Claude has feelings is great for Anthropic: Parmy Olson

Richard Dawkins, a prominent skeptic, recently declared a large language model named Claude to be conscious after a series of interactions. m.economictimes.com

OpinionLLM engineering

The Must-Know Topics for an LLM Engineer

Large Language Models (LLMs) have quickly become the foundation of modern AI systems — from chatbots and copilots to search, coding, and automation. towardsdatascience.com