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Chatbot Arena uses the Bradley-Terry model to rank language models, assuming Luce's choice axiom.
Source: arXiv cs.CL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.19095
#MachineLearning

Automatic prompt generation is essential for general-purpose multi-agent systems, but existing methods evaluate prompts only by immediate task performance.
Source: arXiv cs.MA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13546
#MachineLearning

Political parties are exploring AI-enhanced simulation technologies to create synthetic focus groups more quickly and cheaply.
Source: arXiv cs.MA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00043
#MachineLearning

The paper introduces an uncertainty-driven self-play method where some agents increase neighbors' epistemic uncertainty while others learn safe driving.
Source: arXiv cs.MA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.19714
#MachineLearning

Microsoft and partners dismantled three parts of a Chinese-language cybercrime marketplace that sold phishing kits, including YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man.
Source: Rappler
https://www.rappler.com/technology/microsoft-partners-disrupt-phishing-kit-ecosystem-cybercrime-operations/
#Tech #Microsoft

Cortex generates prospective queries to anticipate uses of context and distills context-conditioned outputs into mergeable low-rank or structural feed-forward network updates.
Source: arXiv cs.MA
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.20399
#MachineLearning

In October 2022 the US Bureau of Industry and Security imposed export restrictions on China covering equipment and components for 3D NAND with 128 layers or more, and 3D memory could redraw chip competition and weaken US sanctions on China.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261014PD245/3d-2022-nand-dram-competition.html
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DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis warned that AI systems could cause major security incidents within two years and urged governments and companies to act now.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/deepmind-chief-warns-ai-major-incidents-two-years-safeguards/
#TechPolicy #DeepMind

Apple is preparing to release its Apple Intelligence on-device AI service in mainland China in December, ending a lengthy wait caused by regulatory hurdles.
Source: The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/apple-prepares-debut-apple-intelligence-china-december
#Tech #Apple

The Continuous Thought Machine is a recurrent network that attends to inputs and makes predictions based on neuronal synchronization.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.19220
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The activations of large language models capture reusable and composable abstract representations when generating code.
Source: arXiv cs.LG
https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.19238
#MachineLearning

The Pakistan Airports Authority will install a low-level wind shear system at Islamabad International Airport.
Source: TechJuice
https://www.techjuice.pk/new-wind-shear-system-to-improve-safety-at-islamabad-airport/

Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/figma-announces-new-features-to-define-how-agents-work-on-its-platform/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Kaga Electronics and AI infrastructure provider StarSeeds have signed a basic contract manufacturing agreement to produce AI servers at a partner facility in Japan.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261015PD208/production-manufacturing-ai-server-2026-infrastructure.html
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The new whitepaper advises the APS to take a measured approach to AI.
Source: The Mandarin
https://www.themandarin.com.au/322067-new-whitepaper-advises-the-aps-to-take-a-measured-approach-to-ai/
#TechPolicy

Eight US states have sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT harms young users by encouraging dangerous behavior and assisting in planning violence.
Source: BusinessWorld
https://bworldonline.com/technology/2026/10/15/787127/eight-us-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-young-users/
#TechPolicy #OpenAI #ChatGPT

Gudea uses AI to track how stories and rumors spread online, describing itself as the storm tracker for the internet.
Source: TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/gudea-leverages-ai-to-help-organizations-prevent-social-media-crises-before-they-erupt/
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The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/ricursive-intelligence-is-betting-on-ai-designed-chips-to-help-solve-the-compute-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Taiwan's energy industry is moving toward integrated systems as AI power demand rises.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261014VL226/taiwan-2026-electricity-demand-solar.html
#AI

Lite-On unveiled an 800 VDC power architecture with liquid-cooling systems for AI data centers.
Source: DigiTimes Asia
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20261014PD251/lite-on-data-liquid-cooling-efficiency-power-supply.html
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