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Only second-rate models do anonymous benchmark bragging
What the hell is the whole bull market coming for if the big models can't even guess your horse? --- *Note: This appears to be Chinese internet slang/meme language. "牛来" (niú lái) = "bull market coming" (from crypto/stock trading slang). "猜你马" (cāi nǐ mǎ) is a vulgar homophone of "猜你妈" (guess your mom), used here to express frustration that AI models can't predict things accurately — roughly equivalent to "what's the point" or "this is useless." The tone is crude and exasperated, typical of Chinese social media shitposting.*
Xinguang completes 100 million yuan angel round led by Qiming Venture Partners
Dedicated to providing core optical interconnect products and next-generation full-stack optical interconnect solutions for global AI computing clusters, with the aim of becoming the defining force in optical interconnect technology for the world's AI infrastructure.
Xpeng Motors' robotics unit raises over $900 million in first funding round, leading scaled production and application of physical AI
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Summon a tiger, disguise yourself as a patrol guard, or chat with Sanxingdui bronzes in Sichuan dialect.
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AI is moving from understanding and generating the digital world to understanding and acting in the physical world, and world models are the foundational infrastructure driving this transformation.
AI apps scamming money, oh wait, fundraising guide
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