The Batch

Nov 06, 2024

6 Posts

Autonomous heavy-duty vehicle moving in an industrial warehouse area.
Nov 06, 2024

Robots On the Loading Dock: Tensions mount as automation transforms U.S. shipping ports

Shipping ports are the latest front in the rising tension between labor unions and AI-powered automation.
Robot using a megaphone to amplify its message, with smaller robots spreading out from the megaphone.
Nov 06, 2024

Social Media Bots and the Amplification Effect: Software bots that engage with certain social media posts likely play a role in manipulating public opinion. We need better algorithms to distinguish fake from real engagement.

Trump and the Republican party chalked up huge wins this week. Did manipulation of social media by generative AI play any role in this election?
Robot using a megaphone to amplify its message, with smaller robots spreading out from the megaphone.
Nov 06, 2024

AI Controls Desktops, Agents Train Algorithms, Does Anyone Comply With the EU’s AI Act?, Robots on the Loading Dock

The Batch AI News and Insights: Trump and the Republican party chalked up huge wins this week. Did manipulation of social media by generative AI play any role in this election?
MLE-Bench workflow showing competition steps for model training, testing, and leaderboard scoring.
Nov 06, 2024

When Agents Train Algorithms: OpenAI’s MLE-bench tests AI coding agents

Coding agents are improving, but can they tackle machine learning tasks? 
COMPL-AI workflow diagram showing compliance steps for AI models under the EU AI Act.
Nov 06, 2024

Does Your Model Comply With the AI Act?: COMPL-AI study measures LLMs’ compliance with EU’s AI act

A new study suggests that leading AI models may meet the requirements of the European Union’s AI Act in some areas, but probably not in others.
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Nov 06, 2024

Claude Controls Computers: Anthropic empowers Claude Sonnet 3.5 to operate desktop apps, but cautions remain

API commands for Claude Sonnet 3.5 enable Anthropic’s large language model to operate desktop apps much like humans do. Be cautious, though: It’s a work in progress.

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