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Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughs

On Monday, OpenAI announced impressive breakthroughs in mathematics, computer science, and physics, along with what the company says is an evolving approach to communicating its findings. But despite its apparent course correction, researchers who spoke to The Verge are growing increasingly tired of the company’s antics.

It has been a turbulent few months between OpenAI and mathematicians, who are still grappling with the hundreds of preprints unceremoniously dumped on them at the start of October. This time, OpenAI says it is working with expert “shepherds” to decide how best to share its latest breakthroughs.

All three results concern some of the most consequential unsolved problems in mathematics, computer science, and physics. Some extend OpenAI’s previous work and others break new ground. Following advice from OpenAI’s “shepherds,” each has a different release strategy. For the mathematics result, OpenAI released the AI-generated output, “leaving researchers free to organize their own efforts to...

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Who’s really in charge at Anthropic after the IPO?

Anthropic was founded in 2021 to ensure humanity can control AI and benefit from it in the long-term. As the frontier lab approaches its initial public offering, however, there’s one class of humanity that is being shut out of control: anyone who buys its stock on public markets. Complex

Why Is There A Random Arm Taking Over The X Composer?

Even Grok isn't sure. Screenshot (X) X is apparently experimenting with a strange tactic to get users to pay to boost their posts. People are starting to see a brief animation of an arm taking over the post composer in the X app. The arm appears only briefly

iPhone 18e Reportedly Comes With 2nm A20 Chip And 60Hz Screen

The leaks suggest the front camera could also see a boost. Annice Lyn/Getty Images Apple is still in the throes of all its fall hardware announcements, but there are already hints of what might be coming from the company in spring. New leaks from social media posts by Digital

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Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns

Discord announced on Tuesday it will make some conversations in its public servers searchable and easier to find on the internet. The new update targets conversations in “Discoverable Servers,” public Discord servers that administrators have made eligible to appear in the platform’s Server Discovery feature. The aim is to

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Discord is making its public communities more searchable, and people have concerns