Tech & Society
How AI is Saving Whales: WhaleSpotter pairs sensors with AI algorithms to detect marine mammals
An AI-powered network of thermal sensors is helping ships avoid collisions with whales.
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Machine Learning Research
Qwen3.7-Max Adds Speed and Power: Alibaba's latest proprietary model challenges U.S. rivals
Alibaba updated its flagship large language model for long-running agentic work, pushing it into the top rank among LLMs built in China.
Letters
AI Regulations Must Balance Innovation and Risk
There have been intense efforts over the past few years to lobby governments to pass AI laws for regulatory capture or to suppress open source.
The Batch Newsletter
Qwen3.7-Max Challenges Google for Third Place, AI Saves Whales, Fine-Tuning Breaks Copyright Alignment
The Batch AI News and Insights: There have been intense efforts over the past few years to lobby governments to pass AI laws for regulatory capture or to suppress open source.
Data Points
Microsoft fully trains its own models: Copilot app brings agent management to desktop
How agents think about search. Hermes now a multi-platform desktop app. Qwen3.7-Plus, Alibaba’s midsized cloud model. OpenAI’s latest plugins for Codex.
Data Points
Claude Opus 4.8 advertises its uncertainty: Dynamic workflows manage Anthropic subagents
MiniMax M3, the new open-weights champ. Nvidia’s PC superchips. Cosmos 3, an all-modal world/action model. Nvidia’s latest robotics partnerships.
Machine Learning Research
Planning Generated Images In Stages: Meta improves image models by plotting and revising generations step-by-step
Text-to-image generators that use diffusion or flow-matching typically compose a whole image at once (although they refine the whole image in steps).
Tech & Society
Agents Surf the AI-Written Web: Internet traffic driven by AI rripled last year, study shows
AI-driven activity on the internet rose sharply last year, a study shows.
Business
Europe Pauses Some AI Regulations: European Union regulators delay some AI Act provisions, delete others
The European Union weakened some provisions of its landmark AI Act and delayed others after businesses and policymakers argued the law made European companies less competitive.
Machine Learning Research
Gemini 3.5 Flash Pairs Smarts With Speed: Google's updated Flash levels up, approaching top models but raising prices
Google’s faster model brings substantive gains at a substantially higher price, part of a rising trend in prices per token.
Letters
Forward Deployed Engineers and the Future of AI Engineering
One of the new, buzzy jobs in Silicon Valley is the AI Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), an engineer who is embedded within a client organization to help customize solutions, such as building and tuning agentic workflows that suit the client’s particular needs.
The Batch Newsletter
Gemini Flash Gets Pricey, AI Act Delays, Agents Drive Online Traffic
The Batch AI News and Insights: One of the new, buzzy jobs in Silicon Valley is the AI Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), an engineer who is embedded within a client organization to help customize solutions, such as building and tuning agentic workflows that suit the client’s particular needs.