Artificial intelligence consumes energy on a scale that is becoming difficult to ignore, calling into question the very logic of infinite growth.
Lab
How an Algorithm Learns to Bargain: A New Pricing Model for the Age of AI Crawlers
Finance & Economics
A study on how a language model-based algorithm helps publishers monetize content consumed by AI systems – and does it better than the editors themselves.
Lab
Chandrasekhar's H-Function: An Exact Solution to the Equation Governing Light in Scattering Media
Physics & Space • Mathematical Physics
How mathematicians learned to describe the path of light through fog and stellar atmospheres – and why a single elegant equation is worth a thousand numerical calculations.
Google has released the Gemma 4 family of open models – from compact versions for smartphones to powerful solutions for PCs capable of competing with systems many times larger.
AI: Events
How ChatGPT Is Taught to Say 'No': Safety, Fairness, and Copyright Within the Model
Society
Researchers have discovered how restrictions are embedded in ChatGPT, revealing that it's more complex than simply a list of prohibited topics.
Google has released the Gemma 4 family of models – from compact versions for mobile devices to powerful systems capable of competing with solutions twice their size.
The Safetensors format has been officially adopted by the PyTorch Foundation – changing the approach to distributing model weights and securing agentic systems.
AI: Events
Illustrious XL 3.5: When an Image Generator Starts Understanding Language Like a Language Model
Products
Illustrious XL has been updated to versions 3.0–3.5: the new model supports resolutions up to 2048 pixels and understands complex text prompts on par with small language models (LLMs).
Lab
The Brain as a Computer: How Spatial Navigation Makes Us Universal Thinkers
Biology & Neuroscience
A study has revealed that the brain's spatial navigation is not just about “finding your way home,” but a full-fledged, high-performance computational system capable of tackling a vast array of challenges.