The ai & machine learning archive
3 past issues, freshest first.
Friday, July 17, 20267 stories
AI code's accessibility problem and more
Today's stories circle around the practical edges of AI: what it gets wrong, what it's good at, and how we're building around its limits. A deep look at AI-generated code reveals it's often inaccessible by default, while two hands-on pieces show local LLMs and Claude can still shine on narrow tasks. Meanwhile, Perplexity rolls out a clever skill system, and China's data annotation workforce offers a real-world view of AI's job impact.
Tuesday, June 30, 20265 stories
AI faces fool people, Codex goes local
Today's stories highlight a growing tension: AI is getting better at mimicking humans, but also more accessible and controversial. Research shows AI-generated faces are now hyperreal, fooling most people, while OpenAI's Codex CLI now runs any model locally, cutting cloud lock-in. Meanwhile, a study finds games using generative AI get 53% worse first-month reviews, and a new offensive AI framework autonomously hacks targets.
Saturday, June 20, 20265 stories
Cohere ships coding model, EU picks open-source winner
Today's AI news is about opening up access: Cohere targets developers with its first coding model, the EU funds an open-source frontier model for all 24 languages, and The Atlantic exposes the music datasets behind AI training. The thread is less about raw capability and more about who gets to build and what they're building on.
