Ask HN: Tired of all the AI, what other cool tech is out there?
(ycombinator.com)
Lately, I feel like I’m drowning in AI news. Every newsletter I’m subscribed to (engineering, product, or just general tech news) is about the latest AI tool, model, wrapper, or integration.
Lately, I feel like I’m drowning in AI news. Every newsletter I’m subscribed to (engineering, product, or just general tech news) is about the latest AI tool, model, wrapper, or integration.
Launch HN: MindFort (YC X25) – AI agents for continuous pentesting
(ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We're Brandon, Sam, and Akul from MindFort (https://mindfort.ai). We're building autonomous AI agents that continuously find, validate, and patch security vulnerabilities in web applications—essentially creating an AI red team that runs 24/7.
Hey HN! We're Brandon, Sam, and Akul from MindFort (https://mindfort.ai). We're building autonomous AI agents that continuously find, validate, and patch security vulnerabilities in web applications—essentially creating an AI red team that runs 24/7.
LLM codegen go brrr – Parallelization with Git worktrees and tmux
(skeptrune.com)
If you're underwhelmed with AI coding agents or simply want to get more out of them, give parallelization a try.
If you're underwhelmed with AI coding agents or simply want to get more out of them, give parallelization a try.
xAI to pay telegram $300M to integrate Grok into the chat app
(techcrunch.com)
Telegram has struck a partnership with Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, to distribute the latter’s chatbot, Grok, via Telegram and integrate it into apps available on the chat app’s platform for one year.
Telegram has struck a partnership with Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, to distribute the latter’s chatbot, Grok, via Telegram and integrate it into apps available on the chat app’s platform for one year.
FlowTSE: Target Speaker Extraction with Flow Matching
(arxiv.org)
Target speaker extraction (TSE) aims to isolate a specific speaker's speech from a mixture using speaker enrollment as a reference.
Target speaker extraction (TSE) aims to isolate a specific speaker's speech from a mixture using speaker enrollment as a reference.
The Who Cares Era
(dansinker.com)
Earlier this week, it was discovered that the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer had both published an externally-produced "special supplement" that contained facts, experts, and book titles entirely made up by an AI chatbot.
Earlier this week, it was discovered that the Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer had both published an externally-produced "special supplement" that contained facts, experts, and book titles entirely made up by an AI chatbot.
AI layoffs start hitting a wide swath of Corporate America
(qz.com)
Simplice Fosso opened Slack (CRM) in March and saw a green checkmark next to his team’s name: “✅ automation.” It was small, just an icon and a single word. But it meant his role as Head of Security Operations at a major consulting firm was gone.
Simplice Fosso opened Slack (CRM) in March and saw a green checkmark next to his team’s name: “✅ automation.” It was small, just an icon and a single word. But it meant his role as Head of Security Operations at a major consulting firm was gone.
AI: Accelerated Incompetence
(slater.dev)
In software engineering, over-reliance on LLMs accelerates incompetence. LLMs can't replace human critical thinking.
In software engineering, over-reliance on LLMs accelerates incompetence. LLMs can't replace human critical thinking.
Show HN: MockupTiger – Prompt-Based AI Tool for Fast Low-Fidelity Wireframes
(wireframes.org)
When we launched MockupTiger years ago, it was built with one mission in mind:👉 Give everyone the power to build low-fidelity wireframes quickly and intuitively.
When we launched MockupTiger years ago, it was built with one mission in mind:👉 Give everyone the power to build low-fidelity wireframes quickly and intuitively.
Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools (2024)
(schneier.com)
Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities.
Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities.
The Captcha Paradox
(talkingrobot.com)
The very companies building the most advanced AIs are also investing heavily in mechanisms—captchas—designed to prevent machines from impersonating humans.
The very companies building the most advanced AIs are also investing heavily in mechanisms—captchas—designed to prevent machines from impersonating humans.
Ask HN: Is anyone using AI conversation partners?
(ycombinator.com)
I'm obsessed applying LLMs in language learning software. One thing I am not-so-obsessed with is a wave of conversational chat apps that many startups have begun offering.
I'm obsessed applying LLMs in language learning software. One thing I am not-so-obsessed with is a wave of conversational chat apps that many startups have begun offering.
Show HN: Connecting People Through AI-Powered Video Sentiment Matching
(loom.com)
Loom is running a bit slower than usual.
Loom is running a bit slower than usual.
Google is quietly burying the internet – is there a solution?
(ycombinator.com)
Google’s new AI Mode doesn’t just summarize the web. It sidelines it.
Google’s new AI Mode doesn’t just summarize the web. It sidelines it.
AI Cheating Is So Out of Hand in Schools That the Blue Books Are Coming Back
(gizmodo.com)
It’s no secret that AI is wrecking America’s educational system. With easy access to apps like ChatGPT—which can answer any question and also write full-fledged essays for you—high school and college students have begun to cheat their way through life, content to let an algorithm do the thinking, and the test-taking, for them. It’s no surprise, then, that some educators have gone analog, in an effort to stem the tide of anti-intellectualism sweeping the nation.
It’s no secret that AI is wrecking America’s educational system. With easy access to apps like ChatGPT—which can answer any question and also write full-fledged essays for you—high school and college students have begun to cheat their way through life, content to let an algorithm do the thinking, and the test-taking, for them. It’s no surprise, then, that some educators have gone analog, in an effort to stem the tide of anti-intellectualism sweeping the nation.
Look Ma, No Bubbles: Designing a Low-Latency Megakernel for Llama-1B
(hazyresearch.stanford.edu)
There are some applications that benefit from running LLMs really, really fast. This low-latency regime encompasses applications like chatbots and human-in-the-loop workflows, where users care a lot about seeing responses come back immediately.
There are some applications that benefit from running LLMs really, really fast. This low-latency regime encompasses applications like chatbots and human-in-the-loop workflows, where users care a lot about seeing responses come back immediately.
Claude.ai and console.anthropic.com are down
(anthropic.com)
Claude.ai and console.anthropic.com down
Claude.ai and console.anthropic.com down
NVLink Fusion: Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
(fabricatedknowledge.com)
I wrote about the three-headed hydra of Nvidia a year or two ago. Hardware, CUDA, and networking. At the time, the entire investment community’s focus was on the unbeatable CUDA moat, and I explained that Networking, too, was underrated.
I wrote about the three-headed hydra of Nvidia a year or two ago. Hardware, CUDA, and networking. At the time, the entire investment community’s focus was on the unbeatable CUDA moat, and I explained that Networking, too, was underrated.
Is the job market for software developers collapsing?
(lemire.me)
Concerns persist that artificial intelligence (AI) could render software developers obsolete, particularly with tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor streamlining certain programming tasks.
Concerns persist that artificial intelligence (AI) could render software developers obsolete, particularly with tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursor streamlining certain programming tasks.
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
(wheresyoured.at)
Next year is going to be big. Well, I personally don't think it'll be big, but if you ask the AI industry, here's the things that will happen by the end of 2026:
Next year is going to be big. Well, I personally don't think it'll be big, but if you ask the AI industry, here's the things that will happen by the end of 2026:
Ex-Meta exec: Copyright consent obligation = end of AI biz
(theregister.com)
Former British deputy PM and Meta apologist Sir Nick Clegg says that forcing AI companies to ask for the permission of copyright holders before using their content would destroy the AI industry overnight.
Former British deputy PM and Meta apologist Sir Nick Clegg says that forcing AI companies to ask for the permission of copyright holders before using their content would destroy the AI industry overnight.
Mistral Agents API
(mistral.ai)
Today we announce our new Agents API, a major step forward in making AI more capable, useful, and an active problem-solver.
Today we announce our new Agents API, a major step forward in making AI more capable, useful, and an active problem-solver.
Outcome-Based Reinforcement Learning to Predict the Future
(arxiv.org)
Reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) has boosted math and coding in large language models, yet there has been little effort to extend RLVR into messier, real-world domains like forecasting.
Reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) has boosted math and coding in large language models, yet there has been little effort to extend RLVR into messier, real-world domains like forecasting.
Two Paths for A.I
(newyorker.com)
Last spring, Daniel Kokotajlo, an A.I.-safety researcher working at OpenAI, quit his job in protest.
Last spring, Daniel Kokotajlo, an A.I.-safety researcher working at OpenAI, quit his job in protest.
An AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers
(npr.org)
Some newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a syndicated summer book list that includes made-up books by famous authors.
Some newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer have published a syndicated summer book list that includes made-up books by famous authors.
Gradient-Based Program Repair: Fixing Bugs in Continuous Program Spaces
(arxiv.org)
Automatic program repair seeks to generate correct code from buggy programs, with most approaches searching the correct program in a discrete, symbolic space of source code tokens.
Automatic program repair seeks to generate correct code from buggy programs, with most approaches searching the correct program in a discrete, symbolic space of source code tokens.