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Runway releases its robotics model Praxis-1 with open weights and source code under the Apache 2.0 license. The model uses knowledge from video training for robot control and leads the World Action Model category on Nvidia's RoboLab-120 benchmark.
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.
The Verge
After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18 and older using a US billing address and "eligible US-issued American Express, Chase, Mastercard and Visa cards.
IEEE Spectrum
Engineering teams are moving at breakneck speed to integrate artificial intelligence, but they are running into a formidable new barrier: compliance issues. Translating high-level AI ethics, governance, and auditing into daily operational workflows has become one of the industry’s toughest challenges.
The Decoder
OpenAI is taking a second shot at AI-powered shopping with ChatGPT Wallet after scrapping its first approach, Instant Checkout. Users register a card once and confirm each purchase through Face ID or a fingerprint, while actual card details stay hidden behind payment tokens.
TechCrunch
New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips. The leading open-weight models developed by Chinese companies were trained on Nvidia chips that the U.S. government restricted from shipping to its largest geopolitical rival, a new research effort claims.
