Machine Learning Research
A small number of humanoid robots have made their way into industrial settings, where they’re roughly matching the cost of human labor and propelling some workers into higher-level roles.
Machine Learning Research
Z.ai updated its flagship open-weights large language model to work autonomously on single tasks for up to eight hours.
Letters
Coding agents are accelerating different types of software work to different degrees.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch AI News and Insights: Coding agents are accelerating different types of software work to different degrees.
Data Points
Maine votes to pause construction of data centers. Journalists at major U.S. newspapers push back on publisher’s demand to use AI. AI-generated talking-head videos that support President Trump flood social media. Humanoid robots outrun human world record in a half-marathon race.
Letters
AI-native software engineering teams operate very differently than traditional teams.
Data Points
OpenAI’s big bet on an alternative to Nvidia. Meta’s plan to build a virtual CEO. Financial risks of lending money to companies affected by AI. Luma’s AI-driven film production studio.
Machine Learning Research
If you want to understand how the public will respond to your offerings, large language models can simulate users who answer questions about capabilities, features, promotions, or prices.
Tech & Society
U.S. states are continuing to enact laws that regulate AI, despite President Trump’s efforts to discourage state-by-state legislation in favor of national laws.
Machine Learning Research
Generative AI has proven that it can produce text, images, audio, video, and code. The world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company is betting billions that it can produce drugs as well.
Machine Learning Research
Meta pivoted from its open-weights strategy to deliver a closed alternative.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch AI News and Insights: AI-native software engineering teams operate very differently than traditional teams.