Jun 05, 2026

6 Posts

Fine-Tuning LLMs to Expand on Summaries Unearths Pretraining Texts: Fine-Tuning can strip models of copyright alignment guidelines
Jun 05, 2026

Fine-Tuning LLMs to Expand on Summaries Unearths Pretraining Texts: Fine-Tuning can strip models of copyright alignment guidelines

Fine-tuning large language models on a seemingly benign task that would be useful to writers — expanding plot summaries into paragraphs of polished fiction — causes them to regurgitate substantial portions of books on which they were pretrained.

3 min read
Inside the Gray Market for LLM Access: Middlemen package extra tokens, hijack IDs to resell, distill models
Jun 05, 2026

Inside the Gray Market for LLM Access: Middlemen package extra tokens, hijack IDs to resell, distill models

An ecosystem of API proxy servers enables AI developers in China to access top U.S. models at deeply discounted prices.

3 min read
How AI is Saving Whales: WhaleSpotter pairs sensors with AI algorithms to detect marine mammals
Jun 05, 2026

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.

3 min read
Qwen3.7-Max Adds Speed and Power: Alibaba's latest proprietary model challenges U.S. rivals
Jun 05, 2026

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.

3 min read
AI Regulations Must Balance Innovation and Risk
Jun 05, 2026

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.

3 min read
Qwen3.7-Max Challenges Google for Third Place, AI Saves Whales, Fine-Tuning Breaks Copyright Alignment
Jun 05, 2026

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.

15 min read

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