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Capital One hires Amazon AI veteran as Chief Scientist
Capital One has appointed Prem Natarajan, formerly of Amazon Alexa AI, as its Chief Scientist to lead advancements in AI within the financial sector. Natarajan believes that complex AI challenges are increasingly moving…
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DARPA seeks tiny, self-modifying systems inspired by greeting cards
DARPA is seeking proposals for the development of small, inexpensive, and self-modifying systems, drawing inspiration from musical greeting cards. These systems are intended to adapt and evolve over time, similar to how…
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Radical AI uses self-driving labs to accelerate materials discovery 10x
Radical AI, co-founded by materials scientist Joseph Krause, is accelerating materials discovery using self-driving laboratories. These labs employ an "AI scientist" that combines scientific knowledge, computational tec…
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Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 sparks US security concerns; Salesforce buys Fin AI Agent
Anthropic's Claude models, specifically Fable 5, have drawn attention from US federal agencies due to concerns about their code-fixing capabilities, according to a researcher who reviewed the relevant paper. Separately,…
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DARPA launches AI Forge program for national security challenges
The DARPA-NSF-CAISI AI Forge Program is launching its next phase, focusing on critical AI challenges for national security. This initiative involves releasing a report detailing these challenges, developed with input fr…
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Math framework slashes transformer memory use, boosts speed
Researchers have developed a new framework called Mathematics of Arrays (MoA) to optimize transformer kernels, which are computationally intensive components of modern AI models. This framework uses algebraic constructi…
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Microsoft targets 2029 for useful quantum computer with new chip
Microsoft has announced a significant advancement in its quantum computing efforts with the introduction of its second-generation quantum chip, Majorana 2. This new chip reportedly allows qubits to remain stable for app…
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US, UK, Australia partner on undersea drones to guard cables
Australia, the UK, and the US are collaborating on new undersea drone technology to safeguard critical communication cables. This initiative aims to counter potential sabotage, particularly from Russia, which has been o…
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AI Fusion Stack Enhances Military Intelligence with LLMs and Knowledge Graphs
Modern military intelligence is leveraging a fusion stack of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), Large Language Models (LLMs), and knowledge graphs to overcome the limitations of traditional AI in dynamic, adversarial environ…
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Paper analyzes DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge for autonomous cyber systems
A new paper analyzes DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), a large-scale competition focused on developing autonomous cyber reasoning systems (CRSs) using AI, particularly LLMs. The research details the competition's desi…
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SpaceX IPO Poised to Be Largest Ever, Boosting Space and AI Sectors
SpaceX is preparing for its IPO, with financial analysts predicting it could be the largest in history and potentially boost the commercial space and AI sectors. The company's Starlink satellite internet service is high…
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AI pilot combines path planning with deep reinforcement learning
A developer has created a hybrid AI system for aerial combat simulation, combining classical pathfinding algorithms with deep reinforcement learning. This approach uses a path planner for routine navigation and switches…
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AI's historical split from Cybernetics excluded self-observation, author claims
The author argues that Artificial Intelligence diverged from Cybernetics in 1956, with AI adopting a "reductive" approach that excluded the study of self-observation. This separation, influenced by DARPA's preference fo…
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OSTIF joins DARPA's AIxCC to secure critical open-source software
The Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) is participating in DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). This two-year competition, launched in 2023, involves numerous organizations aiming to sec…
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AI safety advocates propose prize money to spur innovation
The author proposes a shift from traditional "push funding" in AI safety to "pull funding" mechanisms, which reward specific outcomes rather than processes. This approach, inspired by initiatives like DARPA Grand Challe…
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DARPA's XRQ-73 hybrid drone achieves flight, promising quieter ISR
DARPA has successfully flown the XRQ-73, a revolutionary hybrid-electric drone. This new aircraft is designed to be quieter and more enduring than traditional drones. Its development aims to disrupt conventional Intelli…
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Aurora CEO: Self-driving trucks are scaling, distinct from the LLM boom
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson discussed the company's progress in scaling its self-driving truck operations, moving from a few trucks to hundreds this year. He highlighted that long-haul trucking may achieve profitability bef…
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Compound AI agent streamlines grant discovery, cutting search time by 75%
Researchers have developed a compound AI system to streamline the discovery of research funding opportunities. This system unifies nearly 12,000 federal and nonprofit grants by collecting and normalizing data from dispa…
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Scout AI raises $100M to train AI models for military combat operations
Scout AI, a defense-focused artificial intelligence startup, has secured $100 million in Series A funding. The company is developing AI models, such as its "Fury" system, to operate and command military assets, with ini…
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AI bug-finding systems tested at DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge
Cybersecurity teams convened in Las Vegas last August for DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). The event showcased AI-powered systems designed to identify software vulnerabilities. These advanced too…