Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable

Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable

Anthropic released its latest model Fable on Tuesday, billing it as a public and limited version of its powerful and much-hyped cybersecurity model Mythos. But not everyone is happy with the restrictions, and a number of cybersecurity researchers and professionals have aired complaints online.  “[Fable] rejects any request that could be tangentially cyber related. Even…

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Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats

Decart’s new world model can simulate hours of photorealistic driving — with some caveats

AI startup Decart on Wednesday unveiled Oasis 3, its latest interactive world model that can generate photorealistic driving environments in real time, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The model is currently available via API.  The startup is initially targeting autonomous vehicle companies that need to simulate rare driving scenarios at scale, and plans to expand into…

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Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models? 

Can tech companies learn to love cheaper AI models? 

The AI boom has been built on a basic assumption: bigger models are more powerful, and the most powerful models win. Now, the industry is about to learn what happens if that assumption starts to break.   Mounting costs have already pressured users to give smaller and cheaper models a second look. This cost-conscious model-shopping is new and it’s unclear how it will affect the industry, but the impact is…

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Sandstone raises M to bring AI to in-house legal teams

Sandstone raises $30M to bring AI to in-house legal teams

With Harvey and Legora burning through eight-figure funding rounds, legal tools have proven to be one of the fastest-growing and most hotly contested verticals among AI startups. But while those tools focus on private practice, some startups believe there’s still plenty of the legal market that isn’t being served. Sandstone, which announced $30 million in…

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