Optimizing AIs for engagement has always been a likely path forward, and it is also a very fraught one. I wrote about this after GPT-4o became very sycophantic (a change that was rolled back), but I think it is even more relevant given Grok’s companions.
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Million Token Context Window Claims Need Honest Measurement Standards
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sadly we are so used to being lied to that confirmation that million token context window is a lie is a nonevent what really needs to happen is an authoritative number for effective context window. would nudge chroma to own that.
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Kimi K2 AI Model Now Available on Poe Platform
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Hosted on Poe by @FireworksAI_HQ
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Video Context Unlocks New Creative AI Possibilities
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Imagine what we can make when we have kontext for video.
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xAI Increases Grok 4 API Rate Limits Amid Overwhelming Demand
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We’re thrilled by the overwhelming demand for Grok 4 through the xAI API. To support our API customers, we’ve increased the default rate limits for Grok 4. Happy building!
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Seedance 1 Pro Model Behavior Reproducibility with Image Prompts
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I wish I could reproduce this reliably with a prompt. Right now it seems to be a behaviour found with certain start images and "aggressively mediocre home footage" as a prompt.
— fofr (@fofrAI) 15 juillet 2025
This is with Seedance 1 Pro via my `not-real` model. https://t.co/qE1hE9SWiL pic.twitter.com/lXXIwWgSXQI wish I could reproduce this reliably with a prompt. Right now it seems to be a behaviour found with certain start images and "aggressively mediocre home footage" as a prompt. This is with Seedance 1 Pro via my `not-real` model.
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Gemini-Embedding-001 Tops MTEB Leaderboard with Cost-Effective Batch Mode
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🚀 Gemini-Embedding-001 is live
— Louis-François Bouchard 🎥🤖 (@Whats_AI) 15 juillet 2025
• Tops the MTEB leaderboard, ahead of OpenAI & Cohere
• Batch mode = 2× cheaper for large-scale RAG
• Pre-compute & cache embeddings for faster retrieval
• Text + code only (no image/audio… yet)
Pure value or oversold? Drop your verdict 👇… pic.twitter.com/RVhwuUhG00Gemini-Embedding-001 is live • Tops the MTEB leaderboard, ahead of OpenAI & Cohere
• Batch mode = 2× cheaper for large-scale RAG
• Pre-compute & cache embeddings for faster retrieval
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Addictive AI Simulations Reveal Alternate Realities
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I can't stop running these, it's like looking at another world. https://t.co/xlepRxFAUB pic.twitter.com/o1YKM0R0xS
— fofr (@fofrAI) 15 juillet 2025I can't stop running these, it's like looking at another world.
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AI vs ML vs DL vs GenAI vs LLM vs AI Agent Infographic
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Pretty Infographic — AI vs ML vs DL vs GenAI vs LLM vs AI Agent
— Kirk Borne (@KirkDBorne) 15 juillet 2025
Let me know if you think this is useful, or just eye candy.
Source: https://t.co/6pkGjZzyq2 pic.twitter.com/iB9H1gB8aFPretty Infographic — AI vs ML vs DL vs GenAI vs LLM vs AI Agent Let me know if you think this is useful, or just eye candy. Source: https://
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Explore Real-World AI Applications in Action
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Explore real-world AI in action: https://
nvda.ws/40HWdgb