MIT Robot Memory Check Lifts Test Accuracy by 5 Percentage Points
MIT robot memory research checks doubtful object labels and improves test accuracy. A Cambridge team explains the gains, the method and its limits in use.
Artificial Intelligence
AI news from The Boston Report: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Meta and new AI tools, plus the safety, policy and business questions around artificial intelligence.
207,049 Claude Research Sessions Show Analysis Ahead of Ideas
A Claude research usage study of 207,049 sessions finds analysis ahead of idea generation, with clear limits on what it proves about scientific progress.
OpenAI Says GPT-6 Cyber Lifts ExploitGym Score to 48.5%
GPT-6 Cyber arrives with restricted security access and a higher OpenAI-reported ExploitGym score. What the tests show, and where safeguards still matter.
Meta Acquires AI Coding Startup Conductor; Cloud Shuts Nov. 20
Meta acquires Conductor, an AI coding multi-agent startup, on undisclosed terms; cloud shuts Nov. 20 while the local app keeps running into early 2027.
Moonshot AI Sought Nvidia Blackwell Access via Europe, Sources Say
Moonshot AI sought Nvidia Blackwell access via European data centers amid U.S. export curbs, CNBC sources say, as remote cloud leases test chip rules.
OpenAI Ends NDAs With Officials After Voters Reject AI Data Centers
OpenAI data center policy: no NDAs with officials, full power-cost pledges and community input after voters rejected most AI data-center ballot measures.
Boston AI Startup Lazarus Raises $43 Million for On-Prem Enterprise AI
Boston’s Lazarus AI raised $43 million to expand enterprise AI that runs on customer hardware without per-token charges, backed by QBE, State Farm Ventures and others.
Chinese Buyers Expect Just 1% of $70 Billion in Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 Orders
Nvidia China RTX Pro 5500 orders reach about 6 million chips worth $70 billion, but Chinese buyers expect only about 1% in four months, Bloomberg reports.
Tencent Says Its New Hy4 AI Model Cut Hallucinations Nearly in Half
Tencent Hy4 launches with vision and computer use, a hallucination rate Tencent puts at 7.2%, unchanged API prices and open weights promised in coming days.
Voters Rejected Data Centers in 37 of 38 Called Ballot Measures on Election Day
Data center ballot measures went 37 of 38 against development on Nov. 3, with Ohio rejecting all 19 counted. See results, margins and what comes next.