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Top storyTechnologyHacker NewsOct 29, 7:43 PM

We're releasing the weights of Mistral Large 4

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TechnologyOpenAIOct 29, 10:30 PM

An updated Model Spec for more capable and beneficial AI

OpenAI’s updated Model Spec outlines five core values to guide more capable AI toward sound judgment, human agency, and faithfulness to human intent.

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TechnologyHacker NewsOct 29, 8:27 PM

LLM Voice

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TechnologyTechCrunchOct 29, 11:24 PM

Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr

Uno reverse! After Wispr added meeting notes to its dictation app, Granola is adding dictation to its meeting notetaker. The voice AI wars are getting interesting.

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TechnologyOpenAIOct 29, 2:30 PM

How we detect frontier model misalignment

OpenAI uses layered monitoring to detect frontier model misalignment and unauthorized agent behavior so responders can intervene before incidents escalate.

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