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Why One Researcher Stripped Down GPT-OSS-20B into a Freer, Less Aligned AI Model

Why One Researcher Stripped Down GPT-OSS-20B into a Freer, Less Aligned AI Model

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash What happens when you take a large language model, peel back the layers of alignment, and just let it… be? That’s exactly what one researcher decided to do with OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b model — a 20-billion parameter open-weight language model at the center of a fresh tweak in the AI […]

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GPT-5 Is Here, But Its Biggest Dream—Autonomous AI Agents—Still Needs Better Infrastructure

GPT-5 Is Here, But Its Biggest Dream—Autonomous AI Agents—Still Needs Better Infrastructure

Image by fabio on Unsplash So, GPT-5 is officially out. But before we start imagining robot assistants booking our flights or running errands for us, there’s a reality check we need to talk about: according to Gartner, the kind of fully autonomous, “agentic” AI that some are dreaming about just isn’t possible yet. At least,

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That Open-Source AI Model You Downloaded for Free Might Be Quietly Destroying Your Cloud Budget

That Open-Source AI Model You Downloaded for Free Might Be Quietly Destroying Your Cloud Budget

Why “cheap” open models can cost more than premium ones and how to keep an eye on your compute costs Photo by Tuyen Vo on Unsplash We all love a free tool, especially when it promises enterprise-level AI at no cost. Open-source language models have exploded lately, giving developers and businesses new ways to tap

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What Comes After the AI Apex? Unpacking the Day After Superintelligence Becomes Real

What Comes After the AI Apex? Unpacking the Day After Superintelligence Becomes Real

Photo by Google DeepMind on Unsplash We’ve all heard the buzz about artificial intelligence reaching human-level capabilities. But what happens the day after AI surpasses us? Not decades later—literally, the next day. This isn’t about sci-fi fantasy or distant futures. The idea of “superintelligence” (when AI becomes drastically smarter than any human) is being taken

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Google Finally Adds Personalization to Gemini Chats — But It’s Still Playing Catch-Up to OpenAI and Anthropic

Google Finally Adds Personalization to Gemini Chats — But It’s Still Playing Catch-Up to OpenAI and Anthropic

Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash Google just introduced a long-awaited feature to its Gemini AI: chat personalization. It’s a step in the right direction, but let’s be honest—it’s a small step, especially when compared to what OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude have already been doing for a while. Let’s break it down. What’s

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When Your Own AI Turns Against You: Why Perimeter Defense Isn’t Enough Anymore

When Your Own AI Turns Against You: Why Perimeter Defense Isn’t Enough Anymore

Photo by Mauro Sbicego on Unsplash There’s something a little unsettling happening in cybersecurity. The walls we’ve always counted on—firewalls, VPNs, encryption—are still standing tall. But now, the threats? They’re already inside. And sometimes, they arrive disguised as something we built ourselves. Not just some hacker in a hoodie. Not a rogue script from a

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GPT-4o Is Back for Paid ChatGPT Users — And OpenAI Promises It’s (Probably) Here to Stay

GPT-4o Is Back for Paid ChatGPT Users — And OpenAI Promises It’s (Probably) Here to Stay

Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash For a little while, it felt like GPT-4o vanished overnight. If you’ve been using ChatGPT and noticed something felt… off, you weren’t imagining it. But here’s the good news: OpenAI just brought GPT-4o back as the default model for all paying users. And this time, they’re saying it won’t

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Your Phone Might Not Be Yours Anymore: Study Warns About Hidden “OS Agents” Taking Over Devices

Your Phone Might Not Be Yours Anymore: Study Warns About Hidden “OS Agents” Taking Over Devices

New research raises eyebrows as background software with deep system access could quietly sideline user control over phones and computers Photo by Franck on Unsplash Ever feel like your phone knows more about you than it should? You’re not alone. A new study just dropped a serious red flag on what researchers are calling “OS

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TD Securities Teams Up with Layer 6 and OpenAI to Bring Real-Time Market Insights to Traders — Here’s What That Actually Means

TD Securities Teams Up with Layer 6 and OpenAI to Bring Real-Time Market Insights to Traders — Here’s What That Actually Means

Image by Patrick Weissenberger on Unsplash If you’ve ever wondered how trading floors are keeping up with today’s lightning-fast market shifts, here’s a look behind the curtain. TD Securities just made a big move—partnering with Layer 6 and OpenAI—to give its sales and trading teams real-time insights that could mean faster, smarter decisions. Let’s break

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OpenAI Just Dropped GPT-5, and It Can Generate Software On Demand — Here’s What That Actually Means

OpenAI Just Dropped GPT-5, and It Can Generate Software On Demand — Here’s What That Actually Means

Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash OpenAI just released GPT-5, along with new versions of its language models dubbed GPT nano, mini, and Pro. No, it’s not Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), but it’s something pretty wild in its own right—it can generate actual software from scratch when you ask for it. Let’s break it down.

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