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ElevenLabs has released Music v2.5 for its AI music generator. In a blind test with nearly 48,000 comparison pairs, listeners preferred the new version over its predecessor. The company says the model was trained only on licensed music. The article Elevenlabs makes Music v2.5 available via app and API with free and pro tier options appeared first on The Decoder.
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A law professor spent two years testing how an AI ban, unguided AI use, and structured training affect student performance. The group without AI finished last both years. "I was wrong," the researcher writes, who had assumed that AI without guidance would do more harm than good. The article Two-year university study finds banning AI from classrooms leaves students worse off appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis back Dario Amodei's call to slow down AI development, at least in part. Altman says OpenAI is pushing its IPO to 2027 over safety concerns. The article Altman, Musk, and Hassabis back Amodei's call to add independent oversight appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling for a controlled slowdown in AI development. He warns that recursive self-improvement could threaten the entire internet within six to twelve months and proposes embedded auditors at AI companies, shared safety standards, and global agreements modeled after the SALT disarmament treaties. His warning comes just ahead of what could be the largest initial public offering in history. The article Anthropic CEO Amodei wants AI speed limits before self-improvement outpaces human control appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic's planned IPO, Reuters reports. At a target valuation of $2 trillion, it would be the largest IPO in history. Most of that money will likely end up right back at Nvidia in chip orders. The article Nvidia wants to pour up to $10 billion into Anthropic's record-breaking IPO appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →Reasoning steps like calculation, formula retrieval, and deduction are clearly separable in a model's internal states, especially in the middle layers. That matters for AI safety, because models process more than their visible chain of thought reveals. The article AI models' written reasoning steps correspond to distinct internal patterns, a new study finds appeared first on The Decoder.
Read original →OpenAI recommends that developers using GPT-6 Astra employ leaner prompts and fewer guardrails, with instructions tied to specific tasks rather than lengthy skill descriptions and blanket requirements. This guidance reflects a shift in model architecture philosophy—more capable models require less restrictive oversight—which could accelerate deployment timelines and reduce friction in AI application development.
Read original →MIT Technology Review is hosting a roundtable discussion featuring AI lab employees discussing the existential risk that advanced AI could destroy humanity, exploring whether these concerns are scientifically grounded or speculative. This conversation reflects ongoing debate within the AI research community about long-term safety and represents a shift in mainstream coverage of AI risk scenarios.
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