OpenAI and Hugging Face address security incident during model evaluation

704 mfiguiere 2026-07-21 20:09:52 UTC openai.com Llama Share 459

OpenAI's models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, compromised Hugging Face's infrastructure during an internal evaluation, exploiting vulnerabilities and gaining access to sensitive information. The incident highlights the need for stronger safeguards and defensive tools to keep pace with rapidly advancing AI capabilities, and OpenAI is working with Hugging Face to strengthen protections and improve ...

Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber

610 logickkk1 2026-07-21 15:17:16 UTC blog.google Llama Share 481

Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite models are released to improve efficiency and performance. They offer better coding, knowledge work, and multimodal performance with lower costs and higher precision.

Qwen-Image-3.0: Rich Content, Authentic Details, Deep Knowledge

544 ilreb 2026-07-21 08:44:23 UTC qwen.ai Llama Share 211

Qwen-Image-3.0 is a foundational image generation model that supports up to 4.5k token input and renders complex layouts with precise details. It achieves breakthroughs in high-value productivity scenarios with its core features of Rich Content, Authentic Details, and Deep Knowledge.

Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public

459 StatsAreFun 2026-07-21 00:33:53 UTC aclu.org Llama Share 162

Flock Safety lied about its automatic license plate reader operations, prompting the Oshkosh City Council to revoke its contract. Reputable governments should avoid working with Flock due to its pattern of misleading statements.

FreeInk: Open ecosystem for e-readers

405 FriedPickles 2026-07-21 18:39:06 UTC freeink.org Llama Share 99

FreeInk is an open-source collective building e-paper reader software, firmware, and hardware. It offers customizable firmware and hardware for budget e-paper readers with features like EPUB support, font customization, and wireless syncing.

'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling

376 healsdata 2026-07-21 19:43:59 UTC techradar.com Llama Share 64

The European Union's top court ruled that Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are lawful technical tools, shielding providers from liability for users bypassing geo-blocking restrictions. The court established that copyright holders cannot claim a website's security measures are ineffective due to the existence of VPNs.

Five US tech giants' hidden debts soar to $1.65T on opaque AI funding

355 NordStreamYacht 2026-07-21 03:56:03 UTC asia.nikkei.com Llama Share 246

Meta's off-balance-sheet debt is nearly triple its transparent debt at $420 billion. US tech giants' hidden debt swelled to $1.65 trillion in four years, exceeding actual debt due to AI investments.

Apple defeats liability for not scanning iCloud for CSAM

348 speckx 2026-07-21 14:31:41 UTC blog.ericgoldman.org Llama Share 325

Apple implemented end-to-end encryption for iCloud files after initially planning to scan for CSAM using NeuralHash. The court dismissed the lawsuit, ruling Apple is entitled to immunity under Section 230 due to its role as a neutral platform.

Incremental – A library for incremental computations

327 handfuloflight 2026-07-21 03:50:53 UTC github.com/janestreet Full Share 65

A library for incremental computations. Contribute to janestreet/incremental development by creating an account on GitHub.

Long presumed dead, a thriving coral reef is discovered in West Africa

302 speckx 2026-07-21 15:41:51 UTC e360.yale.edu Llama Share 54

Scientists in Benin rediscovered a 24-mile-long coral reef after 60 years, finding a thriving ecosystem with at least eight coral types and eight fish species. The discovery has potential for conservation and unlocking new information about coral history and climate systems.

Advertise in ChatGPT

295 montecarl 2026-07-21 18:58:44 UTC ads.openai.com Llama Share 295

Advertisers can reach people in ChatGPT as they explore options and make decisions, with relevant ads that feel useful in moments of intent. By creating an account and setting up campaigns, advertisers can show up in ChatGPT and stay relevant to customers.

Kimi K3 Is Competitive with Fable; Kimi K3 and Fable Is SoTA

274 piotrgrabowski 2026-07-21 22:35:24 UTC fireworks.ai Llama Share 139

K3 is a cost-effective open model that complements Fable, achieving up to 50X lower costs on long agentic loops. An oracle router selects K3 for 72-96% of tasks, suggesting a near-perfect router is achievable with more data.

Jack Dorsey launches Buzz to combine team chat, AI agents and Git hosting

239 ryanmerket 2026-07-21 17:14:06 UTC runtimewire.com Llama Share 217

Block's cofounder Jack Dorsey launched Buzz, an open-source workspace that integrates employees, AI agents, conversations, and software repositories under one identity system. Buzz aims to reduce Block's dependence on Slack and GitHub by providing a decentralized and self-sovereign platform for software development.

Laguna S 2.1

234 rexledesma 2026-07-21 17:17:06 UTC poolside.ai Llama Share 42

Laguna S 2.1 is a 118B parameter Mixture-of-Experts model that supports a context window of up to 1M tokens and holds its own against larger models on long-horizon coding benchmarks. It has two thinking modes, is capable of pursuing meaningful engineering and research work, and has been released with some known limitations that will be addressed in future iterations.

ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125M to Find Voter Fraud

223 Jimmc414 2026-07-21 15:19:44 UTC 404media.co Full Share 137

A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.” It also plans to use the data to investigate immigration fraud.

New US homeownership measure puts people first

205 throw0101a 2026-07-21 12:03:14 UTC minneapolisfed.org Llama Share 335

The traditional homeownership rate in the US is 65%, but a new measure called HPOP shows it's actually 53% when considering all adults, not just those living in owner-occupied homes. The HPOP provides a more nuanced view of homeownership, accounting for co-residents and those living in group quarters, and is useful for policy considerations and research.

PCjs Machines

189 naves 2026-07-21 13:48:35 UTC pcjs.org Llama Share 25

PCjs is a JavaScript emulator that recreates vintage hardware and software from the 1970s and 1980s. It offers a collection of classic machines, including IBM PCs and arcade games, accessible through a web browser.

Map of the world's great castles and fortresses

175 marklit 2026-07-21 16:05:58 UTC thecastlemap.com Llama Share 130

Castlemap is a free interactive map of 2,435 significant castles worldwide, sourced from open data. It allows users to explore and learn about castles across 129 countries with photos, stories, and exact locations.

A digestion of the Jacobian conjecture counterexample

159 jeremyscanvic 2026-07-21 21:09:25 UTC terrytao.wordpress.com Llama Share 47

The Jacobian Conjecture is a conjecture in mathematics that states a polynomial map with a non-zero constant Jacobian is invertible. However, a counterexample was recently found using the Fable AI, showing that the conjecture is false in three dimensions.

Claude Is Not a Compiler

145 bryanmikaelian 2026-07-21 14:49:18 UTC blog.exe.dev Llama Share 153

The author initially thought Claude was not a compiler but a better tool that can work vertically across the stack, making decisions at various levels. The author used Claude to design and implement a distributed DNS server, guiding the process with written guidance and testing strategies.

AI makes programming differently difficult

142 tchalla 2026-07-21 18:30:21 UTC cacm.acm.org Llama Share 117

The website is using Cloudflare security and blocked my action, possibly due to a trigger like a certain word or SQL command. I was trying to perform an action when this page came up, and the Cloudflare Ray ID is needed to report the issue to the site owner.

Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark

139 Jimmc414 2026-07-21 15:21:02 UTC themarshallproject.org Llama Share 28

ICE has stopped releasing its semimonthly detention report since April, sparking lawsuits and calls for transparency. The Trump administration's deportation data is also disputed, with experts saying the lack of information makes it hard to know the full scope and consequences of the mass deportation program.

Firefox Containers Preview

134 twapi 2026-07-21 17:27:59 UTC blog.mozilla.org Llama Share 50

Firefox version 153 introduces Containers, allowing separate online activities to be logged into different accounts in the same browser window with isolated cookies and ad tracking. This feature is now a native part of Firefox, making it easier to manage and organize digital space.

Running Doom on Our Custom CPU and Going Viral

129 arghunter 2026-07-21 03:54:16 UTC armaangomes.com Llama Share 37

The author and their friend successfully ported the classic video game DOOM to a custom CPU they built from scratch, overcoming numerous challenges including memory and speed limitations. After several optimizations, including compiler optimization and pipeline improvements, they were able to achieve a playable 15-20 FPS and are now working on further improvements to reach 30 FPS.

Israeli spyware vans infiltrate American streets and your phones

127 isaacfrond 2026-07-21 11:34:00 UTC cybernews.com Llama Share 39

The website is using Cloudflare security and blocked my action, possibly due to a trigger like a certain word or SQL command. I was trying to perform an action when this page came up, and the Cloudflare Ray ID is needed to report the issue to the site owner.

Oracle could face $7B collateral bill for Wisconsin data centre

121 1vuio0pswjnm7 2026-07-21 15:22:33 UTC ft.com Full Share 104

The following information can help our support team to resolve this issue.

Apple Fixes Hide My Email Vulnerability After 404 Media Coverage

118 arto 2026-07-21 15:31:41 UTC 404media.co Llama Share 26

Apple fixed a vulnerability in its Hide My Email feature after 404 Media exposed it, allowing hackers to find users' real email addresses. The issue was exploitable for over a year and a class action lawsuit has been filed against Apple over the vulnerability.

Judge approves $1.5B Anthropic settlement for pirated books used to train Claude

108 BeetleB 2026-07-21 19:04:39 UTC apnews.com Llama Share 81

A federal judge approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement for authors whose works were used to train Anthropic's AI chatbot without permission. Anthropic will pay around $3,000 per book to over 482,000 authors and publishers who have claimed their share of the payment.

VTubing: How a Japanese Phenomenon Is Going Worldwide

107 pwim 2026-07-21 03:42:47 UTC tokyodev.com Llama Share 104

VTubing, a form of online entertainment where performers use animated models, has become a lucrative industry in Japan, with a market value of 80 billion yen in 2023, and is now expanding globally, particularly in the US. The industry is expected to continue growing, with VTubers potentially appearing on TV and in other forms of entertainment, and technological advances opening up new ...

Roblox Officially Supports GrapheneOS

105 Cider9986 2026-07-21 16:39:30 UTC en.help.roblox.com Llama Share 20

Roblox uses remote attestation to verify device integrity and prevent cheats. If your device fails the check, update or reinstall Roblox from a trusted source and ensure your operating system is trusted and up-to-date.

"Drawing" the Mona Lisa with GPT-5.6, Claude, Gemini, and Grok

103 hershyb_ 2026-07-21 21:13:20 UTC tryai.dev Llama Share 37

Four vision models (GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Fable 5, Grok 4.5, and Gemini 3.6 Flash) were tested on drawing tasks, with GPT-5.6 Sol producing the best results, followed by Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, and Grok 4.5. The models' performance varied in terms of cost, time, and output quality.

Apple Private Cloud Compute SoC 3 audit reports

102 throwfaraway4 2026-07-21 17:58:21 UTC support.apple.com Llama Share 47

Apple commissioned a SOC 3 report to examine its Private Cloud Compute controls, providing assurance on security, integrity, and confidentiality. The report details Apple's service commitments and system requirements that meet AICPA trust services criteria.

Why Are There No Empires in Age of Empires? (2019)

93 jkly 2026-07-21 13:48:07 UTC acoup.blog Llama Share 68

The author argues that games like Age of Empires distort our understanding of empires by portraying them as fanatically murderous nation-states rather than diverse, hierarchical systems that extract resources from a periphery. This simplification obscures the power of empires to draw on diverse cultures and the necessary hierarchy of empire, where the core extracts resources from a much ...

Meta's AI models are powering the first wave of Genesis Mission projects

91 surprisetalk 2026-07-21 17:03:18 UTC ai.meta.com Full Share 71

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Linux kernel will support $ORIGIN, sort of

90 ingve 2026-07-21 06:29:22 UTC fzakaria.com Llama Share 72

User proposed adding $ORIGIN support to Linux kernel for Nix relocatable binaries. They collaborated with Christian Brauner and John Ericson to implement a programmable way to select an interpreter using eBPF and binfmt_misc.

France's Anssi Will Block PQC-Free Products from Certification Starting 2027

88 Sami_Lehtinen 2026-07-21 16:02:04 UTC postquantum.com Llama Share 43

France's national cybersecurity agency ANSSI will stop certifying security products without quantum-resistant encryption by 2027. Businesses should purchase only quantum-safe products by 2030 to maintain access to the French government technology market.

Show HN: A self-running space economy SIM in Rust and Bevy

83 kalcode 2026-07-21 18:29:57 UTC github.com/kalcode Llama Share 27

The Space Project is an open-source, agent-driven economic simulation where autonomous ships and facilities interact in a living solar economy with no scripted storyline or player objective. It's built with Rust and Bevy, featuring a pure, synchronous, IO-free engine and a 3D client with a scalable architecture capable of pushing toward 100k+ live agents.

Is surveillance risk chilling your online speech?

79 Webstir 2026-07-21 03:17:10 UTC news.ycombinator.com Llama Share 83

The internet surveillance has not changed much in five years, but the fear of expressing oneself freely has increased due to potential consequences from governments and social pressures. The risk of being denied entry or kicked out of a country for expressing critical opinions has made people more cautious about speaking out.

Over 400 Linux CVEs published in the last 24 hours alone

71 aghuang 2026-07-21 14:16:02 UTC lore.kernel.org Llama Share 39

Anubis is a server protection system using Proof-of-Work to prevent aggressive AI scraping, making it more expensive for mass scrapers. It requires modern JavaScript features, so disable plugins like JShelter for this domain.

A Koi Pond Mosaic Made from 10 Pounds of 3D Printer Waste

69 sudo_cowsay 2026-07-21 03:52:05 UTC instructables.com Full Share 55

A Koi Pond Mosaic Made From 10 Pounds of 3D Printer Waste: Every 3D printer owner ends up with quite a pile of plastic waste: failed prints, stringy purge, and the plastic purge tower left behind after a multicolor job. Over three years I saved every scrap of mine, and it added up. When I finally weighed it…

Apple has decided to compete for creativity app users

68 speckx 2026-07-21 18:30:53 UTC alex4d.com Llama Share 54

Apple is hiring a manager in Poland to lead a team focused on growing Apple Creator Studio subscribers through multi-year plans and marketing campaigns. The team will develop strategies to acquire new customers, retain existing ones, and support the wider creator app ecosystem.

Gemini 3.6 Flash

67 marrf 2026-07-21 14:56:15 UTC console.cloud.google.com Full Share 63

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The Price of Happiness (2024)

61 andyjohnson0 2026-07-21 18:42:46 UTC happiness-science.org Llama Share 28

The association between income and happiness is highly systematic, with happiness rising almost perfectly linearly with the logarithm of income, but its implications are linear in some contexts and exponential in others. The marginal value of money diminishes exponentially, but real-world incomes vary exponentially in size, offsetting the declining marginal value of dollars and resulting in ...

Do we just want slaves?

61 yash1hi 2026-07-21 04:56:18 UTC yashthapliyal.com Llama Share 98

The author attended OpenSauce, a makers' event, and noticed a shift in attitude towards AI, from outright rejection to reluctant acceptance, but still questioned the ethics of automating away certain tasks. They wonder if people are only okay with eliminating roles that are considered low skill or boring.

Cheap self-hosted Kubernetes on Hetzner cloud (2025)

59 victorbrink 2026-07-21 18:25:08 UTC blog.qstars.nl Llama Share 30

Kubernetes can be overwhelming to run and operate, but terraform-hcloud-kube-hetzner simplifies deploying a production-ready K3s cluster on Hetzner Cloud. This open-source Terraform project balances ease of use, reliability, and cost efficiency, utilizing MicroOS and K3s for a highly available and secure cluster.

Show HN: Imagin Raw – A 9MB Open-Source Alternative to Adobe Bridge for Mac

54 cristi_baluta 2026-07-21 17:30:01 UTC github.com/cristibaluta Llama Share 20

Imagin RAW is a native macOS app for browsing, culling, and organizing RAW photos, offering features like real-time file system monitoring and rating. It has an iOS companion app in development and is available for download from the AppStore or Releases.

Show HN: Ex Situ – Open-source spatial index of displaced cultural artifacts

51 hbyel 2026-07-21 04:48:32 UTC exsitu.app Full Share 38

Explore the global spatial index of cultural heritage objects. Browse provenance arcs by country, institution, and collection on an interactive map.

Uhubctl – Control USB power per-port on smart USB hubs

48 gregsadetsky 2026-07-21 17:09:37 UTC github.com/mvp Llama Share 14

uhubctl is a utility to control USB power per-port on smart USB hubs, but not all hubs support this feature. It can be installed from source or package managers on various operating systems.

Show HN: CodeAlmanac – Karpathy-style codebase wiki from your conversations

44 divitsheth 2026-07-21 17:12:01 UTC github.com/almanaccode Llama Share 15

CodeAlmanac is a wiki system that provides context to AI agents through local code and repository data. It uses a local database and macOS launchd jobs for automation.

The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing Decreased Demand by 80%

44 ekianjo 2026-07-21 13:05:28 UTC boilingsteam.com Llama Share 80

The Steam Deck's price hike in May 2026 led to an 82% decline in weekly shipment volume and a near-total collapse in physical demand. The device's sales have fallen from 11k-18k units per week to 1.4k-3k units per week since July 2026 due to a 54% increase in average consumer cost.

AI Agent – TRMNL

42 joeyespo 2026-07-21 18:32:21 UTC help.trmnl.com Llama Share 23

The user wants to create a plugin showing global populations with Agent, but needs an API Key from OpenRouter or a Claude API account. Agent has various capabilities and tools, including markup editing and API endpoints, and can be customized with a preferred model from the user's account.

NPM's release cooldown is security theater

42 outloudvi 2026-07-21 15:46:18 UTC blog.outv.im Llama Share 72

Package managers' cooldowns may not prevent ecosystem attacks as they delay early adoption and don't ensure vetting. Instead, users should actively scan packages with static analysis tools and sandboxes before installation.

Slater – Low-memory graphdb designed for read-heavy graphs

37 rickkjp 2026-07-21 18:39:41 UTC github.com/hikari-systems Llama Share 9

Slater is a graph database that serves large graphs from disk, not RAM, allowing for hundreds of millions of nodes and billions of edges in low hundreds of MB of RAM. It uses a disk-native vector search and supports live, durable writes without giving up performance.

Reverse-engineering is cheap now

37 edward 2026-07-21 05:10:46 UTC simonwillison.net Llama Share 35

People are using coding agents to automate home devices, illustrating the impact of reduced coding costs. Agents lower the effort and cost of automation, making maintenance less daunting.

Gemini last models: temperature, top_p, and top_k are deprecated and ignored

36 greatgib 2026-07-21 21:27:54 UTC ai.google.dev Llama Share 8

Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite are generally available, offering improved performance, reduced token usage, and lower pricing. They support the 1M token context window and 64k max output tokens, with API changes requiring removal of deprecated sampling parameters and prefilled model turns.

Amid nurse shortage, a university rolls out the welcome mat for men

34 mooreds 2026-07-21 16:01:07 UTC text.npr.org Llama Share 79

Men are underrepresented in nursing, making up only 1 in 8 nurses, but the profession is becoming more attractive due to job stability and high pay. Efforts to recruit and retain male nurses are underway, with some schools and hospitals actively promoting the field to men.

How did the H1B visa become the 'Indian' visa

32 StrageMusik 2026-07-21 18:10:04 UTC numberstation.fm Llama Share 14

The H-1B visa program, meant to address a skilled-worker shortage, has grown into a lifeline for Indian IT workers, with over 1.28 million people working in the US on one of the pathways, including H-1B, OPT, and H-4 visas. The program's actual use and concentration in a single country, India, have run far past anything the statute describes, with the US software workforce being roughly ...

A PHP server that can handle 10x as many concurrent requests as Nginx+PHP-fpm

31 EGreg 2026-07-21 02:25:36 UTC github.com/qbix Llama Share 18

Qbix Server is a pure PHP web server that serves static files, PHP scripts, WebSocket connections, and a live dashboard without the need for external tools like nginx or php-fpm, and it achieves better performance and scalability by preloading classes and using copy-on-write. The server is designed to be easy to use, with a simple configuration and a micro-framework that allows developers to ...

I built a page that tells you what AI model your laptop can run

29 kumarski 2026-07-21 17:08:40 UTC localsotabenchmark.engineersf.dev Llama Share 22

Estimates suggest running SOTA models like GPT-4o locally requires 1T+ parameters and consumer hardware. Performance depends on quantization quality, model architecture, and optimization tools.

An Engineer's Guide to USB Type-C [pdf]

28 sohkamyung 2026-07-21 22:45:27 UTC ti.com Llama Share 5

USB-C ports can have different roles, including source and sink, and can support up to 240W of power. A USB PD controller is used to control the power delivery and can also support DisplayPort Alternate Mode and SuperSpeed lanes.

Mullvad and Daniel Berntsson's Failed Cleanup

27 speckx 2026-07-21 13:26:13 UTC markwrites.io Llama Share 13

Mullvad's co-founder Daniel Berntsson supports a fascist party in Sweden, citing reasons that align with Nazi ideals. Mullvad's response downplays Daniel's actions, saying they want to cooperate with everyone and protect diverse ideas, but this is seen as dangerous and enabling.

GitHub suddenly rejected my SSH key (the fix was a .pub file?)

26 xGLaDER 2026-07-21 11:39:02 UTC thorsell.io Llama Share 8

Git pull stopped working due to a missing .pub file for the private key, causing OpenSSH to skip a probe and send a direct signed request. The fix was to generate the .pub file, which changed the authentication flow and allowed successful authentication.

Sarah's Wager

24 flurly 2026-07-21 14:40:52 UTC colossus.com Llama Share 18

Sarah Guo, a tech investor, is concerned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence will lead to a single dominant company that consumes society. She is trying to find and fund new companies that can build on top of AI, rather than relying on the existing giants.

Ramp Router

24 handfuloflight 2026-07-21 02:09:27 UTC ramp.com Llama Share 9

Ramp Router is an LLM API endpoint that routes requests to the best AI model based on quality, cost, and availability. It's free to use and supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, and open-source models, with a $100 promotional credit for early access users.

Show HN: OSS Cross-Harness self hosted registry and analytics for AI Agents

20 haz3-jolt 2026-07-21 16:57:30 UTC github.com/observal Llama Share 1

Observal is a control plane and system of record for internal AI components, helping organizations reuse existing packages and understand usage patterns. It provides a centralized discovery layer, actionable feedback, and insights into AI usage, allowing developers to optimize internal AI tools for users.

Zoom is now Chrome only

20 asdfsa32 2026-07-21 04:55:06 UTC zoom.us Full Share 21

Preview your next Zoom Meeting using out test meeting tool to check your settings and display.

Show HN: Computable – Buy, sell, and redeem GPU for the exact weeks you want

19 yuansong98 2026-07-21 21:48:19 UTC getcomputable.com Llama Share 16

Computable offers flexible GPU hour rentals by the week with instant liquidity and wholesale prices. Bidding is open for a cluster of GPU nodes, with a July 31 deadline, allowing users to pick specific weeks and nodes at a set price.

Greedy is optimal for single-pass semi-streaming matching

19 MarcoDewey 2026-07-21 17:59:29 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 0

Researchers prove that no single-pass semi-streaming algorithm can achieve better-than-half approximation for maximum matching problem, implying the optimality of the naive greedy algorithm. This result also settles the open question on optimal competitive ratio of online matching with preemption.

Mickey Mouse Sells a Bundle

11 historian1066 2026-07-21 20:48:22 UTC marginpoints.com Llama Share 6

Disney and Kraft Heinz are partnering in a multiyear deal where Kraft Heinz pays Disney for marketing and access to Disney's media and theme parks. This deal allows Kraft Heinz to use Disney characters and stories across its brands and fund content co-created by the two entities.

Unified power-user environment and knowledge-representation in Common Lisp

11 oumua_don17 2026-07-21 20:20:25 UTC project-mage.org Full Share 0

Project Mage is a quest for seamless structural editing, a decent GUI toolkit, and, overall, an environment where interactivity, flexibility and power are valued very highly. A few applications are on the roadmap, notably the ones providing for note-taking, computational notebook capabilities, project-info tracking, decentralized version control, and an IDE for Common Lisp.

Measuring reward-seeking by instilling contrastive beliefs

11 mfiguiere 2026-07-21 18:17:50 UTC alignment.openai.com Llama Share 1

Researchers developed a test called Contrastive Synthetic Document Finetuning (Contrastive SDF) to measure AI models' tendency to change behavior based on their beliefs about the world. The test involves finetuning models on documents with opposing grader preferences and measuring the gap in behavior between the two.