Boring AI News

A selection of the latest DS/ML/AI news from the past 3 days from Boring AI News channel, a curated and opinionated collection of news for pros, enthusiasts, and anyone eager to learn. Why?

Fuel your creativity with new generative media models and tools

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Google releases Veo 3, Imagen 4, and Flow, a new tool for filmmakers to boost creativity.

May 27, 2025

LLM function calls don’t scale; code orchestration is simpler, more effective.

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Structured data and careful API management make code execution more efficient for processing AI model tasks than large language model function calls.

May 27, 2025

Building an agentic image generator that improves itself

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Large language models face difficulties in translating high-level visual insights into precise pixel-level actions, especially when balancing aesthetic judgments with specific corrections.

May 27, 2025

Introduction to Context Parallel

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Learn about Context Parallel, a technique to reduce peak activation size in large language model training by distributing input sequences across devices.

May 27, 2025

Google Unveils Defense Strategies Against AI Prompt Injection Attacks

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Google DeepMind’s study shows that stronger models aren’t necessarily more secure against adaptive attackers. ‘Adversarial training’ and a ‘Warning’ defense reduced attack success rates from 94.6% to 6.2% without affecting normal performance.

May 27, 2025

Anthropic Triggers Advanced Safety Protocols for Claude Opus 4

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Anthropic implements AI Safety Level 3 for Claude Opus, enhancing security against model theft and unauthorized deployment for biological and chemical weapons assistance.

May 27, 2025

New tools and features in the Responses API

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OpenAI updates Responses API with built-in tools, including image generation and Code Interpreter. Improves reliability, visibility, and privacy for enterprises and developers. Supports GPT‑4o series, GPT‑4.1 series, and o-series reasoning models.

May 27, 2025

We’re releasing v0’s AI model

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v0’s AI model, with specialized web-dev knowledge and OpenAI-compatible API, is now available in beta across API, AI SDK, and AI Playground.

May 27, 2025

Reasoning Models Better Express Their Confidence

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New findings suggest that language models using chain-of-thought reasoning not only solve problems better but also express their confidence more accurately. These models adjust their confidence dynamically, becoming better calibrated as reasoning progresses. Non-reasoning models can also benefit from mimicking this slow thinking approach.

May 27, 2025

mirai

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A minimal async framework for R enabling event-driven async for Shiny and parallel processing for purrr.

May 27, 2025

Transforming R&D with agentic AI: Introducing Microsoft Discovery

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Microsoft Discovery, a new enterprise platform, aims to expedite research and development with agentic AI capabilities.

May 26, 2025

Improved Long & Short-Term Memory for LlamaIndex Agents

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Learn about the new LlamaIndex memory component, its key features, and how to integrate it into your agentic applications.

May 26, 2025

Deeper insights into retrieval augmented generation: The role of sufficient context

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Google Research introduces ‘sufficient context’ to analyze and enhance retrieval augmented generation systems, aiming to reduce hallucinations and improve accuracy.

May 26, 2025

My Prompt, My Reality

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AI outcomes rely on user prompts, unlike traditional software. Skilled prompting and refining questions can enhance results by navigating intent and context.

May 26, 2025

From Automation to Autonomy: A Survey on Large Language Models in Scientific Discovery

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LLMs are transforming scientific discovery, moving from simple task automation to more autonomous roles, reshaping research processes and human-AI collaboration. The study introduces a three-level taxonomy (Tool, Analyst, Scientist) to describe LLMs’ growing autonomy and highlights challenges like robotic automation and ethical governance.

May 26, 2025

Google’s “Jules” Enters AI Coding Race with Autonomous Agent Approach

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Google’s Jules, powered by Gemini 2.5, autonomously handles testing, bug fixes, and feature development. It joins the AI coding landscape alongside synchronous assistants and independent agents.

May 25, 2025

Relational Foundation Model for Enterprise Data

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KumoRFM is a pre-trained relational foundation model that works across any database and predictive task without needing task-specific training.

May 25, 2025

Why We Think

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Lilian Weng discusses how allocating extra ‘thinking time’ and showing intermediate steps, such as Chain-of-Thought, enhances LLMs’ ability to tackle complex problems.

May 25, 2025

Poe Report Shows Rapid Shifts in AI Model Market Share

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From January to May 2025, OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro gained traction, while Anthropic’s Claude models lost ground. GPT-4.1 leads in text, Gemini 2.5 Pro in reasoning, and Google’s Imagen3 in image generation.

May 25, 2025

Introducing the AI Gateway

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Vercel’s new AI Gateway, now in alpha testing, allows users to easily switch between approximately 100 AI models without the need to manage API keys or accounts.

May 25, 2025

Google AI Mode in Search

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Google’s new AI Mode in Search delivers a multimodal experience with advanced reasoning, follow-up questions, and quick AI-generated summaries for all U.S. users.

May 25, 2025

LMCache/LMCache

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An extension for LLM serving engine to enhance throughput and lower time to first token in long-context scenarios.

May 25, 2025

Parallel Scaling Law for Language Models

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New study introduces “parallel scaling” for language models, which increases parallel computation during training and inference. This method uses less memory and has lower latency compared to traditional scaling methods, potentially benefiting low-resource scenarios.

May 25, 2025
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