Explore how hybrid LLMs combining Mamba and Transformer architectures are reshaping enterprise AI—from Mamba’s debut to state-of-the-art models by NVIDIA, AI21, IBM, and more.
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Scientists find ‘speed limit’ for innovation networks to prevent system collapse
Research shows that while connections between innovations speed discovery, they also sharply increase the risk of total system collapse—with the sweet spot for sustainable innovation proving surprisingly narrow.
Innovation is a central currency of global power. Whether in the race for leadership in artificial intelligence, the development of clean energy technologies, or the search for medical breakthroughs, major players like China, the United States, and the European Union are investing billions in research and development to secure the next technological leap—and with it, economic and strategic advantage.
Yet, as a new study from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH), published in Physical Review Research, indicates, long-term innovation is only sustainable under specific structural conditions. First, the study finds that innovation can only endure over time if it is balanced with “exnovation”—the loss or forgetting of older possibilities.
Machine learning model helps scientists understand deadly cone snail toxins
Marine cone snails are host to a family of dangerous neurotoxins. Very little is known about how those toxins interact with the human body, making this an area of interest for medical drug research and an area of concern in national security spaces. For the first time, a team at Los Alamos National Laboratory has successfully trained a machine learning model that predicts how alpha conotoxins bind to specific human receptor subtypes, which could help researchers develop lifesaving anti-toxins.
“Because of the diversity and complexity of natural conotoxins, it is estimated that only 2% of them have been sequenced,” said Gnana Gnanakaran, theoretical biologist at Los Alamos. “No antidotes exist for conotoxins, but by using machine learning to predict conotoxin binding, we now have the ability to develop tools to understand and respond to these threats.”
The deadly secretions issued by any one of the more than 800 cone snail species represent a conglomeration of more than 1 million natural conotoxins. The research team concentrated their machine learning work on alpha conotoxins, a particularly prevalent and deadly conotoxin family.
15,000 Fake TikTok Shop Domains Deliver Malware, Steal Crypto via AI-Driven Scam Campaign
TikTok Shop users are targeted in a phishing and malware campaign using 15,000 fake sites. Data and crypto thefts surge.
Google says its new ‘world model’ could train AI robots in virtual warehouses
Genie 3 is latest step towards human-level artificial general intelligence, tech company claims
Grok Imagine, xAI’s new AI image and video generator, lets you make NSFW content
Elon Musk’s AI company has officially rolled out Grok Imagine, xAI’s image and video generator, to all SuperGrok and Premium+ X subscribers on its iOS app. And true to form for Musk, who positions Grok as an unfiltered, boundary-pushing AI, the generator allows users to make NSFW content.
Grok Imagine, which promises to turn text or image prompts into a 15-second video featuring native audio, has a “spicy mode” that allows users to generate sexually explicit content, including partial female nudity. There are limits to how explicit one can get. Many of our spicier prompts — made in the name of Journalism! — generate blurred-out images that are “moderated” and therefore inaccessible. We were, however, able to generate semi-nude imagery.
The NSFW content is unsurprising for xAI, given the release last month of a raunchy, hyper-sexualized anime AI companion. But just as Grok’s unrestrained nature was entertaining until it started spewing hateful, antisemitic, misogynistic content, Grok Imagine could be poised to bring its own set of unintended consequences.
ChatGPT will ‘better detect’ mental distress after reports of it feeding people’s delusions
It acknowledged ‘rare’ instances of AI failing to recognize signs of delusion.
Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time
Google is investing a lot into AI world models.
Scientists just cracked the code to editing entire chromosomes flawlessly
A group of Chinese scientists has created powerful new tools that allow them to edit large chunks of DNA with incredible accuracy—and without leaving any trace. Using a mix of advanced protein design, AI, and clever genetic tweaks, they’ve overcome major limitations in older gene editing methods. These tools can flip, remove, or insert massive pieces of genetic code in both plants and animals. To prove it works, they engineered rice that’s resistant to herbicides by flipping a huge section of its DNA—something that was nearly impossible before.
AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics
A new strategy for strengthening polymer materials could lead to more durable plastics and cut down on plastic waste, MIT and Duke University researchers report.