Author: Hunter

Academic paper search represents a critical yet intricate information retrieval challenge within research ecosystems. Researchers require complex search capabilities that can navigate complex, specialized knowledge domains and address nuanced, fine-grained queries. Current academic search platforms like Google Scholar struggle to handle intricate research-specific investigations. For example, specialized query-seeking studies on non-stationary reinforcement learning (RL) using… Read more

OpenAI has released a research preview for a new AI agent that can take control of your computer’s browser and perform actions on your behalf. The tool can interact with web pages by typing, clicking, and scrolling.  Operator is one of OpenAI’s first AI agents. The company claims it outperforms rival AI agents such as… Read more

By intertwining the development of artificial intelligence combined with large language models with reinforcement learning in high-performance computation, the newly developed Reasoning Language Models may leap beyond traditional ways of limitation applied to processing by language systems toward explicit and even structured mechanisms, enabling complex reasoning solutions across diverse realms. Such model development achievement is… Read more

Big Tech keeps missing this crucial piece in AI innovation. Don’t make the same mistake. Read more

A former USDS employee called the repurposing of the Digital Service into DOGE an “A+ bureaucratic jiu-jitsu move.” It will give Musk and his associates access to unclassified data in every government agency. Read more

There’s a new option to replace your Google Assistant, and it does almost everything right. Read more

After Trump signed a sweeping executive order directed against trans people this week, trans and nonbinary people are scared of what happens next. Read more

Operator leverages AI to perform basic browser tasks like reservations and orders. But does this tool offer enough depth to justify its cost and hype? Read more

The new Operator tool is available only to ChatGPT Pro subscribers, for now. Read more

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI launches Operator—an agent that can use a computer for you What’s new: After weeks of buzz, OpenAI has released Operator, its first AI agent. Operator is a web app that can carry… Read more