Elon Musk unveils Grok 4, Grok 4 Heavy, and premium 0 SuperGrok Heavy model

Elon Musk unveils Grok 4, Grok 4 Heavy, and premium $300 SuperGrok Heavy model

Elon Musk, on Thursday, July 10, unveiled xAI’s latest model, Grok 4. The Tesla chief claimed that the Grok4 surpassed standardised tests and showcased PhD-level responses to academic questions across subjects. Musk’s AI startup also introduced a new $300 per month AI subscription plan named SuperGrok Heavy.  The new Grok 4 is xAI’s answer to […]

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Anthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors’ copyright lawsuit

Anthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors’ copyright lawsuit

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday that Anthropic’s use of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence system was legal under U.S. copyright law. Siding with tech companies on a pivotal question for the AI industry, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Anthropic made “fair use” of books by writers […]

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Should we start taking the welfare of AI seriously?

Should we start taking the welfare of AI seriously?

One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism. I believe in humans, and I think that technology should help people, rather than disempower or replace them. I care about aligning artificial intelligence — that is, making sure that AI systems act in accordance with human values — because I think […]

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Anthropic develops ‘AI microscope’ to reveal how large language models think

Anthropic develops ‘AI microscope’ to reveal how large language models think

In what might be a significant AI breakthrough, Anthropic researchers said that they have developed a new tool to help understand how large language models (LLMs) actually work. The AI startup behind Claude said the new tool is capable of deciphering how LLMs think. Taking inspiration from the field of neuroscience, Anthropic said it was […]

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How artificial intelligence reasons

How artificial intelligence reasons

In September, OpenAI unveiled a new version of ChatGPT designed to reason through tasks involving math, science and computer programming. Unlike previous versions of the chatbot, this new technology could spend time “thinking” through complex problems before settling on an answer. Soon, the company said its new reasoning technology had outperformed the industry’s leading systems […]

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