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OpenAI is dissolving its standalone robotics team for the second time, but not because it lacks data. General-purpose models like GPT-6 Astra can apparently control robots directly, making a dedicated unit unnecessary.
The Decoder
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MIT Technology Review
A polygraph tracks body signals such as heart rate and breathing, on the theory that lying changes them. The Pentagon's proposed Polygraph+ program would score those signals with machine learning and add standoff sensing, which reads those signals without touching the person. Experts are skeptical, since a racing pulse can signal nerves as easily as a lie, and tech-based lie detection has a long record of failure.
TechCrunch
The petition had attracted more than 115,000 signatures as of Saturday afternoon. The petition website said the signers include 5,965 current Nvidia employees, 1,108 former employees, and 63,063 shareholders.
crissyfield.de
Our analysis of 159,041 Lovable projects reveals many cases where sensitive data was accessible without logging in. AI makes it easier to build your own web applications, but handling sensitive data still requires special. care. accessible without logging in.
TechCrunch
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations. Last month, chatbot platform Character.ai filed for bankruptcy just five years after launching.
The Decoder
For the first time in a while, no OpenAI model leads the MathArena AI math benchmark. Google's Gemini 4 Carbon and Anthropic's Fable 5.2 have knocked GPT-6.1 Sol from the top, though both cost significantly more.
