OpenAI Python SDK 3.42.0 adds controls for beta agent sessions
OpenAI Python SDK 3.42.0 exposes beta agent settings for context compaction, action review and tool replacement, plus a PNG overlay for image edits.
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Hawaiʻi AI summit focuses on local infrastructure and workforce skills
The fifth Hawaiʻi AI and Cloud Innovation Summit brought leaders to Waikīkī to discuss local control of AI infrastructure, data and workforce development.
An AI scribe drafts the visit note and the clinician reviews it
Katherine E. Goodman explains how AI scribes draft clinical notes, why omissions can be hard to spot and what patients can ask about recorded data.
NC State researchers target AI backdoors in features, architecture and weights
NC State researchers describe three backdoor defenses for AI models, targeting learned features, model architecture and weights before deployment.
OpenAI says it will drop NDAs with public officials on data center projects
OpenAI says it will stop using NDAs with public officials on data center projects and will publish jobs and hiring details under new commitments.
Anthropic’s Project EVE tests Claude trading and teamwork in two games
Anthropic reports that Claude profited in an EVE Online market replay, while live EVE Frontier teams rarely detected a teammate assigned to sabotage.
Meta adds customizable spaces to the Muse app
Meta adds Muse spaces for custom planners, trackers and games. Users can place spaces in tabs or sidebars and choose when those spaces appear in the app.
Inkling 2 Small opens on Tinker with image input and variable effort
Thinking Machines Lab launches Inkling 2 Small through Tinker with image input, 17B active parameters and a planned weights release after safety tests.
OpenAI’s BioBasicsBench measures AI on routine wet-lab analysis
BioBasicsBench tests 100 wet-lab analysis tasks. OpenAI reports 66.7% mean reward for GPT-6 Astra at xhigh reasoning effort against 43.8% for Sol.
Amazon starts letting invited customers shop by texting Alexa
Amazon starts inviting a small group of US customers to text Alexa for Shopping with product descriptions or photos and order from the recommendations.
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