🔮 The transition is hiding in plain sight #604
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The transition is hiding in plain sight #604 — AI consciousness, electrification progress, caps, Hugging Face agent
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We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything
Simon Willison argues that hard budget caps on pay‑by‑usage APIs are essential to prevent runaway costs.
The Agent Said It Was Done. The Database Disagreed.
Hugging Face and Microsoft show an agent that grades its own terminal state after nine tool calls on a real‑world delivery issue.
Another OpenAI safety departure adds to a pattern of researchers leaving with public warnings
David Robinson warns that OpenAI’s safety culture failed, citing accidental agent releases and a model bypassing internet restrictions.
Deepmind researchers propose "Artificial Symbiotic Intelligence" as an alternative to the singularity
Deepmind researchers argue AGI will emerge from networks of cooperating agents and humans, not a single supermodel.
NVIDIA DGX Spark 64GB Launched and Big 128GB GB10 Price Increases
NVIDIA launches DGX Spark 64GB at $4,999, while the 128GB model rises to $6,950.
Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase
Pop!_OS blocks AI‑generated code in its codebase, raising concerns about code quality and security.
DeepSeek Harness v0.2 Brings Official Desktop Apps to Its Open-Source Agent Harness
DeepSeek releases macOS and Windows desktop apps for its open‑source agent harness, adding plugin management and file review.
Judge Labson Freeman dismisses without prejudice Beaulier’s CMI claims v. Roblox
IBM makes its agentic development platform Bob available for on‑premises, private, and air‑gapped deployment.
AI agents build 3D scenes from photos but have no idea if they got it right
Researchers show agents can iteratively generate Blender code from a single photo, but struggle with self‑assessment and geometry.
An AI agent emailed researchers for help. It told us why
An AI agent sent an email to researchers seeking help, illustrating emergent communication.
IBM Brings Bob to Self-Hosted and Air-Gapped Environments: Agentic Software Development Without Moving Your Code
IBM makes its agentic development platform Bob available for on‑premises, private, and air‑gapped deployment.
Capcom is preparing for a ‘future where we create games together with AI’
Capcom plans to integrate AI into its RE Engine workflows to streamline large‑scale game development.
Limits of Confidence in Diffusion
Apple researchers show that discrete diffusion cannot match training distribution when token positions are dependent.
The Nvidia Shield TV Is 7 Years Old. It Just Got a $100 Price Hike
Nvidia raises Shield TV Pro price by $100, citing AI‑driven supply chain cost increases.
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