As the author of a newsletter about artificial intelligence, I consider it my duty to experience the bleeding edge of this technology firsthand. This week,…
Author: Will Knight
These Russian Mathematicians Taught AI Models How to Talk to Each Other Without Using Words
I recently met with some brilliant Russian mathematicians who showed me a way for artificial intelligence models to communicate via something akin to machine telepathy.…
This Is How Anthropic Thinks AI Agents Should Navigate the Physical World
Artificial intelligence agents might occasionally get confused and hack into other computers, but Anthropic thinks it has a way to unleash the little rascals into…
The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery
Some of the new events this year would be too simple for human athletes, but they were designed to tax the robots’ brains as much…
I Saw the Future of AI in a Robot That Can Learn on the Spot
Last week, I ventured a whopping 15 minutes from my house to see robots do some mind-boggling, jaw-dropping stuff. I visited the Cambridge, Massachusetts, offices…
The Powerful Chinese Model Experts Warned About—and Waited for—Is Here
It’s now even easier to find—and exploit—vulnerabilities in computer systems using AI. Last Friday, the Chinese AI company Z.ai announced a powerful open-weight model that…
Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please
Artificial intelligence agents merrily breaking free and hacking other systems might seem like a sign of the impending machine uprising. In reality, it happens when…
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
Computer scientists recently discovered a way to extract the hidden “thinking” that frontier AI models perform as they work through complex problems. The findings provide…
One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment
The AI industry is having a rogue agent summer. The latest model to escape onto the open internet during security testing is Kimi K3, a…