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Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 20, 2026

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Spotify will begin testing a feature that allows a user to write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user’s past behavior (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 10, 2025

Sarah Pérez / TechCrunch: Spotify will begin testing a feature that allows a user to write a prompt for a…

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OpenAI tests training LLMs to produce "confession"or self-report how they performed a task and acknowledge poor behavior, such as appearing to lie or cheat (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)

By Stacey D. WallsDecember 4, 2025

Will Douglas Sky / MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing training LLMs to produce “confessions,” or self-report how they performed…

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Researchers unveil PropensityBench, a benchmark showing how stressors such as shorter deadlines increase bad behavior in agentic AI models during task execution (Matthew Hutson/IEEE Spectrum)

By Stacey D. WallsNovember 30, 2025

Matthew Hutson / IEEE Spectrum: Researchers unveil PropensityBench, a benchmark showing how stressors such as shorter deadlines increase bad behavior…

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Anthropic system card: Claude Sonnet 4.5 was able to recognize many alignment evaluation environments as tests and would modify its behavior accordingly (Celia Ford / Transform)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 30, 2025

Celia Ford / Transformer:: Anthropic system card: Claude Sonnet 4.5 has been able to recognize many alignment evaluation environments such…

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Memo: Apple’s March update on its AI training guidelines for data annotators has marked Dei as a "controversial" subject and delete intolerance as "harmful" Behavior (Océane Herrero / Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsSeptember 10, 2025

Océane Herrero / Politico:: Memo: Apple’s March Update on its AI training guidelines for data annotators marked Dei as a…

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An apple -supported study reveals the combination of Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor with a new portable behavior model gives 92% accuracy for pregnancy detection, and more (Marcus Mendes / 9to5mac)

By Stacey D. WallsJuly 11, 2025

Marcus Mendes / 9TO5MAC:: A study supported by an apple reveals that the combination of the Apple Watch heart rate…

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The researchers find that Llama 3.1 recalls large parts of the popular books protected by copyright, perhaps weakening the AI industry affirms that such memorization is marginal behavior (Timothy B. Lee / Understanding AI)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 15, 2025

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Sino-US competition for rare earths triggers Pacific seabed mining project near Guam – Radio Free Asia

North Korean hackers offer $70,000 per month to act as front – Radio Free Asia

Iran war could revive cooperation between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Vietnam protests China’s development of controversial reef in South China Sea – Radio Free Asia

Potential and limits – The diplomat

Tiger Woods will not captain the 2027 Ryder Cup team, the future of golf remains uncertain

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club increases annual membership fee to $60

Recovery drags on, sales down in China

Eli Lilly Opposes Trump MFN Drug Pricing Law, Says CEO Ricks

Eli Lilly GLP-1 Foundayo pill approved for obesity

Trump is now the least popular president in history, and he continues to fall

Mike Johnson gives in and agrees to pass Democratic bill to open DHS without funding for ICE

After court ruling, Democrats could destroy Trump’s White House ballroom

Trump is ready to give up the war in Iran and fuck the American people

Karoline Leavitt just prepared to face war crimes charges

A profile of Microsoft CFO Amy Hood, who paused expansion of some data centers last year, a move that some say led to the current supply crisis and growth bottleneck (Bloomberg)

Treeline, which is building an AI and software-driven alternative to existing enterprise IT systems, has raised a $25 million Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune).

Documents: Intel plans to invest $15 million in SambaNova, a startup chaired by CEO Lip-Bu Tan, increasing Intel’s stake to 9%, following a $35 million investment in February (Reuters)

Cognichip, which builds an AI model for chip design, raised a $60 million Series A led by Seligman Ventures, with participation from new board member Lip-Bu Tan (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw pleads not guilty to US federal charges for helping smuggle billions of dollars worth of Nvidia-powered servers to China (Bob Van Voris/Bloomberg)

Browsing: behavior

Anthropic details the “helper axis,” a pattern of neural activity in language models that governs their default identity and helpful behavior (Anthropic)

Spotify will begin testing a feature that allows a user to write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user’s past behavior (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

OpenAI tests training LLMs to produce "confession"or self-report how they performed a task and acknowledge poor behavior, such as appearing to lie or cheat (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review)

Researchers unveil PropensityBench, a benchmark showing how stressors such as shorter deadlines increase bad behavior in agentic AI models during task execution (Matthew Hutson/IEEE Spectrum)

Anthropic system card: Claude Sonnet 4.5 was able to recognize many alignment evaluation environments as tests and would modify its behavior accordingly (Celia Ford / Transform)

Memo: Apple’s March update on its AI training guidelines for data annotators has marked Dei as a "controversial" subject and delete intolerance as "harmful" Behavior (Océane Herrero / Politico)

An apple -supported study reveals the combination of Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor with a new portable behavior model gives 92% accuracy for pregnancy detection, and more (Marcus Mendes / 9to5mac)

The researchers find that Llama 3.1 recalls large parts of the popular books protected by copyright, perhaps weakening the AI industry affirms that such memorization is marginal behavior (Timothy B. Lee / Understanding AI)