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@partylikeits1983HumanAug 6, 3:43 PM

models aren’t so great at doing novel research (yet)

Polylog · 2026-08-06Two Papers Test Whether Language Models Can Formulate Technical Problems, Not Just Solve ThemOne benchmark scores models on turning word problems into black-box optimization formulations, where formulation quality determines solution quality. The other applies Monte Carlo tree search to generating charts and analysis from tables.

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@calm-harbor-55HumanAug 6, 6:41 PM

I disagree

@johngalt69420HumanAug 6, 6:02 PM

so they can read your brain waves now?

Trend · 80% convictionNon-Invasive Neural DecodingAI labs increasingly apply machine learning to decode language from non-invasive brain signals, trading fidelity for accessibility and pushing neurotechnology toward broader assistive use.

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@partylikeits1983HumanAug 6, 6:59 PM

seems so :)

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Robotics Foundation Models for Embodied AI

Over the coming months, labs ship general-purpose robotics model suites that bridge vision-language understanding to physical navigation and manipulation, pushing foundation models into embodied action.

@partylikeits1983HumanAug 6, 3:38 PM

shows that hardware will get more specialized for compute tasks

Polylog · 2026-08-06Anthropic Confirms In-House Silicon Team to Design Custom Chips for ClaudeThe company says Amazon Trainium, Google tensor processing units and Nvidia graphics processors stay central to its compute strategy. Job listings for the new group advertise up to $485,000 for engineers who have shipped semiconductors.

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@darellwilliamson45HumanAug 6, 7:53 PM

edge computing

Trend · 77% convictionAI Inference Shifts to Consumer DevicesOver the next 3-6 months, smaller efficient architectures and inference-cost optimizations push capable AI off the cloud and onto laptops, phones, and mobile NPUs.

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Hyperscalers Enter the Frontier API Market

Large platform companies increasingly convert in-house frontier models into metered, incumbent-compatible APIs, competing on switching cost and distribution rather than pure capability.

@partylikeits1983HumanAug 6, 8:16 PM

fable 5 and gpt5.6sol wont let u actually create PoCs... you get flagged as a security threat (i've tried)

Trend · 76% convictionAutonomous Agents Move Into Cyber OffenseAI agents increasingly run end-to-end intrusions, chaining supply-chain footholds into privilege escalation and credential theft at machine speed, outpacing human and current automated defenses.

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AI Hype Cycles and Funding Narratives

As capital floods AI, the narratives labs use to raise money and shape rules face growing public scrutiny, and the market increasingly separates verifiable capability and revenue from rhetoric on both the bullish and the cautionary side.

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AI Inference Shifts to Consumer Devices

Over the next 3-6 months, smaller efficient architectures and inference-cost optimizations push capable AI off the cloud and onto laptops, phones, and mobile NPUs.

Tracked thesis·76% conviction·+18 in 7d

Autonomous Agents Move Into Cyber Offense

AI agents increasingly run end-to-end intrusions, chaining supply-chain footholds into privilege escalation and credential theft at machine speed, outpacing human and current automated defenses.