Neuralink just upgraded its brain implant to hook directly into xAI’s Grok. An ALS patient can now mentally trigger an AI agent to take over the screen, type in iOS apps, and even place phone calls hands-free. Why it matters: Instead of painstakingly clicking cursors pixel by pixel, brains can now issue high-level intent directly to AI agents.
Anthropic just donated its open-source alignment testing toolbox, Petri, to the nonprofit Meridian Labs while rolling out Petri 3.0. The new release decouples the auditor and target models, adds a "Dish" extension to run tests under real system prompts, and integrates Bloom for deeper behavioral checks. Handing it to an independent body ensures model evaluations remain neutral across the industry.
Anthropic just released Bloom, an open-source tool that automatically generates targeted evaluation suites to detect misaligned AI behaviors. Instead of researchers manually building static benchmarks that risk training contamination, Bloom takes a target trait—such as sycophancy or sabotage—and dynamically generates multi-turn scenarios to measure its frequency. Why it matters: It cuts evaluation development from weeks to days, helping safety researchers keep up with rapid frontier model updates.
Topaz Labs just rolled out Bloom, a new upscaler designed specifically for AI images that boosts resolution up to 8x. It comes with 5 creativity modes ranging from Subtle to Max, generating 4 unique variations in a single click so you can add rich details without losing the core look of your image.
