Jul 17, 2026

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Measuring Models’ Manipulation: Researchers at MIT and Carnegie Mellon built Puppet to gauge models' influence on users' beliefs
Jul 17, 2026

Measuring Models’ Manipulation: Researchers at MIT and Carnegie Mellon built Puppet to gauge models' influence on users' beliefs

Providers of large language models stand to benefit by building models that spur user engagement, but users may bear a cost in undue influence on their world views.

4 min read
Put the Lab in the Loop: Robin automates drug discovery, matching chemical processes of known drugs to research on diseases
Jul 17, 2026

Put the Lab in the Loop: Robin automates drug discovery, matching chemical processes of known drugs to research on diseases

An AI agent proposed new medical uses for established drugs nearly autonomously — uses that were supported by experiments on isolated human cells — with human input only to name diseases to be treated and run the AI-proposed lab experiments. 

4 min read
Google Found Responsible for AI-Generated Search Results: A German court ruled that Google's AI Overviews defamed two businesses
Jul 17, 2026

Google Found Responsible for AI-Generated Search Results: A German court ruled that Google's AI Overviews defamed two businesses

A German court ruled that Google can be held liable for defamatory statements generated by the AI Overview that appears at the top of its search results. 

2 min read
One Model Talks, Another One Thinks: GPT-Live pairs full-duplex voice models with a reasoning model (GPT-5.5) on the backend
Jul 17, 2026

One Model Talks, Another One Thinks: GPT-Live pairs full-duplex voice models with a reasoning model (GPT-5.5) on the backend

ChatGPT’s voice mode now listens and speaks at the same time, passing harder questions posed to the conversational model to a reasoning model in the background.

5 min read
AI Rewards Generalists Who Can Build New Skills: With AI assistance, full-stack engineers are joined by full-stack recruiters, full-cycle marketers, and more.
Jul 17, 2026

AI Rewards Generalists Who Can Build New Skills: With AI assistance, full-stack engineers are joined by full-stack recruiters, full-cycle marketers, and more.

As AI increasingly automates coding, it frees up developers to spend time on high-level software development tasks traditionally reserved for senior engineers, like deciding on technical architecture and participating in scoping product requirements.

2 min read
AI Overviews Land Google In Hot Water, GPT-Live Puts Reasoning in the Background, How to Tell If Your Model is Manipulative
Jul 17, 2026

AI Overviews Land Google In Hot Water, GPT-Live Puts Reasoning in the Background, How to Tell If Your Model is Manipulative

The Batch News & Insights: As AI increasingly automates coding, it frees up developers to spend time on high-level software development tasks traditionally reserved for senior engineers, like deciding on technical architecture and participating in scoping product requirements.

17 min read

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