The Erdős test: can Al make conjectures that human mathematicians will try to solve?
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2026 Physics and AI Conference: ML for Discovery, Physics Principles for AI
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Physics presents distinctive AI problems that go beyond computer vision or NLP applications. How can ML accelerate discovery, and which physics principles can improve AI? Explore these and more at the 2026 Conference on Physics and AI next week: https://
datascience.stanford.edu/events/center-
decoding-universe/c4du-annual-conference/2026-conference-physics-and-ai-pai26
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MIT framework for self-revising AI expands scientific vocabulary
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AI scientists may be moving from search to real discovery.
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) 5 juin 2026
A new MIT paper proposes a framework for self-revising AI systems that don’t just explore a fixed scientific vocabulary, but can expand the vocabulary itself, introducing new variables, tools, verifiers, and model… https://t.co/fvg1K5aOTo pic.twitter.com/z2moBLejZcAI scientists may be moving from search to real discovery. A new MIT paper proposes a framework for self-revising AI systems that don’t just explore a fixed scientific vocabulary, but can expand the vocabulary itself, introducing new variables, tools, verifiers, and model
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Anthropic’s pause proposal aims for dominance, not humanity’s good
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As for me, I think Anthropic's recent pause proposal is not something being suggested to help humanity. It is being put in place to better position Anthropic to dominate. For more see: https://
open.substack.com/pub/bobgourley
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Real-world agentic leaderboard from Arena measures actual performance
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Huge! Real-world agentic leaderboard from Arena. Instead of synthetic benchmarks, it measures how models actually perform when real users put them to work – writing code, debugging projects, researching the web, building apps, analyzing documents. The methodology is different
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Speed comparison between Gemini 3.5 Flash and Kimi K2.6 on Cerebras
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Google just released its fastest model: Gemini 3.5 Flash. We directly pitted it against Kimi K2.6 on Cerebras. Both are equal in intelligence, but what about speed? Full benchmark results: https://cerebras.ai/blog/which-is-faster-gemini-3-5-flash-or-kimi-k2-6-on-cerebras
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Future warfare powered by non-biological intelligence and human-machine tandem
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The future of warfare won’t be fully autonomous—but it will be powered by non-biological intelligence.
— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 5 juin 2026
We’re entering an era where humans and machines operate in tandem. Think of Project Maven: real-time battlefield data feeding intelligent systems that augment decision-making,… pic.twitter.com/HEl8McBAZoThe future of warfare won’t be fully autonomous—but it will be powered by non-biological intelligence. We’re entering an era where humans and machines operate in tandem. Think of Project Maven: real-time battlefield data feeding intelligent systems that augment decision-making,
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World-first vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
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We are in for a wild ride, and this is just the beginning:
'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence Researchers at the University of Cambridge have trialled what they describe as the world’s first AI-designed vaccine component in humans. The vaccine uses an -
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 matches NMR software for chemistry
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New Anthropic Science Blog: Making Claude a chemist. To manipulate a molecule, chemists first need to understand its structure. Their main tool is NMR spectroscopy. We found Opus 4.7 matches—and on some tasks beats—dedicated NMR software. Read more:
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Claude Mythos derivative testing and GPT-5.6 rumors imminent
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Next week(s) is going to be absolutely insane. We're seeing so much testing of the Claude Mythos derivative, because it's been given to red team members, that a release is really imminent. According to all the rumors, GPT-5.6 is also coming very soon, and I'm pretty sure OpenAI