Tech & Society
Robots On the Loading Dock: Tensions mount as automation transforms U.S. shipping ports
Shipping ports are the latest front in the rising tension between labor unions and AI-powered automation.
Nov 06, 2024
Letters
Social Media Bots and the Amplification Effect: Software bots that engage with certain social media posts likely play a role in manipulating public opinion. We need better algorithms to distinguish fake from real engagement.
Trump and the Republican party chalked up huge wins this week. Did manipulation of social media by generative AI play any role in this election?
The Batch Newsletter
AI Controls Desktops, Agents Train Algorithms, Does Anyone Comply With the EU’s AI Act?, Robots on the Loading Dock
The Batch AI News and Insights: Trump and the Republican party chalked up huge wins this week. Did manipulation of social media by generative AI play any role in this election?
Machine Learning Research
When Agents Train Algorithms: OpenAI’s MLE-bench tests AI coding agents
Coding agents are improving, but can they tackle machine learning tasks?
Tech & Society
Does Your Model Comply With the AI Act?: COMPL-AI study measures LLMs’ compliance with EU’s AI act
A new study suggests that leading AI models may meet the requirements of the European Union’s AI Act in some areas, but probably not in others.
Machine Learning Research
Claude Controls Computers: Anthropic empowers Claude Sonnet 3.5 to operate desktop apps, but cautions remain
API commands for Claude Sonnet 3.5 enable Anthropic’s large language model to operate desktop apps much like humans do. Be cautious, though: It’s a work in progress.