Author: Advanced AI Editor

Anthropic’s AI models could potentially help spies analyze classified documents, but the company draws the line at domestic surveillance. That restriction is reportedly making the Trump administration angry. On Tuesday, Semafor reported that Anthropic faces growing hostility from the Trump administration over the AI company’s restrictions on law enforcement uses of its Claude models. Two senior White House officials told the outlet that federal contractors working with agencies like the FBI and Secret Service have run into roadblocks when attempting to use Claude for surveillance tasks. The friction stems from Anthropic’s usage policies that prohibit domestic surveillance applications. The officials,…

AI models often sound confident, but that confidence can be misleading. Indeed, these systems sometimes make up facts in a believable way, which is a problem known as “hallucination.” Even though model accuracy has improved over time, this issue hasn’t gone away. Interestingly, according to new research from OpenAI, the problem might not come from flawed code but from how AI progress is measured. Benchmarks that reward accurate answers also tend to reward confident guesses, even when those guesses are wrong. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and…

Generative AI solutions like Amazon Q Business are transforming the way employees work. Organizations in every industry are embracing these tools to help their workforce extract valuable insights from increasingly fragmented data to accelerate decision-making processes. However, the adoption of generative AI tools hasn’t been without its challenges. Two hurdles have emerged in the implementation of generative AI solutions. First, users often find themselves compelled to abandon familiar workflows, manually transferring data to an AI assistant for analysis. This creates unnecessary friction and increases the time to value. Second, the absence of generative AI tools in commonly used software makes…

An extinct variety of manganese blue paint is one of the many inextricable ingredients of Jackson Pollock’s 1948 masterpiece Number 1A, according to the authors of a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The nearly nine-foot-wide canvas, splattered with paint that evokes an expansive celestial atmosphere, is a mainstay in the teeming galleries of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Using a technique called Raman spectroscopy to study the molecular makeup of the painting’s pigment, the paper’s five authors—from Stanford University, City College of New York, and MoMA’s conservation department—identified manganese…

The story so far: For many decades, one of the great challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) has been teaching machines to reason. Reasoning goes beyond memorising facts or completing sentences. It’s the ability to follow steps, reflect on mistakes, and adjust strategies until the right answer is found.Humans use reasoning for everything from solving maths problems to writing computer programmes, from negotiating their daily lives to deciding whom to vote for. Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 or DeepSeek-V3 have surprised scientists by showing signs of reasoning when scaled to large sizes. Another method, called chain-of-thought prompting, where the…

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. Happy Wednesday! A round-up of who’s moving and shaking in the art trade this week: Marian Goodman Gallery Takes on Edith Dekyndt: Dekyndt has a multidisciplinary practice that explores time, light, and space through minimalist video, sculpture, installation, and performance. The gallery will debut her work at Art Basel Paris in October. Salon 94 to Represent Raven Halfmoon: Known for monumental clay and stoneware figures that fuse traditional coil-building with bold glazes and inscribed text, Halfmoon (Caddo Nation) has work in the…

NVIDIA AI concept Image by NVIDIAFacebook Nvidia stock experienced a dip on Wednesday following reports that China has banned technology companies in the country from using its artificial intelligence chips. The directive from China, which was first reported by the Financial Times, came from the Cyberspace Administration of China and is the latest move in a technological standoff that has already seen the United States restrict exports of high-end semiconductors to China. Nvidia, the leading maker of AI chips, has been caught in the middle of the geopolitical dispute, with the Chinese ban raising new questions about the company’s business…

There has been much discussion lately about what many consider inflated prices for works by young and emerging artists, but few reporters—or even members of the trade—are willing to put numbers to it. Artnet News editor-in-chief Naomi Rea did, in a column ahead of Art Basel in June, writing, “Now, $30,000 gets you a résumé-light emerging artist. The art market has lost its grip on price-setting—and dealers must recalibrate.” But how much should a collector pay then? Longtime adviser and Baer Faxt founder Josh Baer has just offered his answer. In the latest edition of his free No Reserve newsletter,…

Mankind Pharma said it was collaborating with OpenAI to institutionalize AI across its value chain. Mankind will integrate OpenAI Enterprise across multiple functions, including field force enablement, digital marketing, research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and medical affairs, the company said. “In a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the ability to transform vast volumes of data into actionable insights, ensure fast and compliant communication, and streamline complex operations is no longer optional—it’s mission-critical. The integration of ChatGPT Enterprise internally addresses these critical needs by empowering Mankind Pharma to leverage OpenAI’s latest models, including GPT-5 to unlock efficiencies and introduce innovative solutions across…

For decades, Fortune 500 companies had to hire market research firms to get meaningful insights into customer satisfaction. These services come with a hefty price tag and often take weeks to complete. Keplar, a market research startup, uses voice AI to conduct customer interviews, providing clients with analysis much faster and at a fraction of the cost of traditional research consulting firms. On Wednesday, the two-year-old company announced that it raised $3.4 million in seed funding led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from SV Angel, Common Metal, and South Park Commons. The idea for Keplar was conceived in 2023 when…