Apr 24, 2026

6 Posts

A graph shows assistant behavior shifting between helpful and role-playing, with conversation bubbles.

Apr 24, 2026

Assistants That Assist Consistently: Large language models can drift drift from helpful personas to harmful ones, but new research aims to stabilize them

Typically, large language models are trained to act as helpful, harmless, honest assistants. However, during long or emotionally charged conversations, traits can emerge that are less beneficial. Researchers devised a way to steady the assistant personas of LLMs.

Aerial view of a large data center with a red prohibition sign overlayed, indicating opposition.

Apr 24, 2026

Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence

Resistance to new data centers is mounting across the United States.

A humanoid robot with teal and white elements handles metal parts in bins on a factory floor.

Apr 24, 2026

Humanoid Robots Work Factory Floors: Agiliy Digits humanoid robots fetch and carry bins at a Schaeffler auto-parts factory, displacing humans into higher-level jobs

A small number of humanoid robots have made their way into industrial settings, where they’re roughly matching the cost of human labor and propelling some workers into higher-level roles.

GLM-5.1 excels in SWE-Bench Pro and Terminal-Bench 2.0, leading in coding and reasoning tests.

Apr 24, 2026

GLM 5.1 Aims for Long-Running Tasks: Z.ai’s GLM 5.1 evaluates interim results and may change its approach hundreds of times before it delivers final output

Z.ai updated its flagship open-weights large language model to work autonomously on single tasks for up to eight hours.

The illustration shows a racing dynamic with labeled cars, highlighting various software development stages.

Apr 24, 2026

Coding Agents Accelerate Some Software Tasks More Than Others: Knowing how much coding agents accelerate different software-development tasks can help you put together the fastest teams

Coding agents are accelerating different types of software work to different degrees.

Apr 24, 2026

GLM 5.1 Thinks Strategically, Data-Center Revolt Intensifies, When Helpful LLMs Turn Unhelpful, Humanoid Robots Get to Work

The Batch AI News and Insights: Coding agents are accelerating different types of software work to different degrees.

Apr 24, 2026

Assistants That Assist Consistently: Large language models can drift drift from helpful personas to harmful ones, but new research aims to stabilize them

Anti-Data-Center Revolt Gains Traction: Public opposition to construction of new data centers in the U.S. has spurred political action and violence

Humanoid Robots Work Factory Floors: Agiliy Digits humanoid robots fetch and carry bins at a Schaeffler auto-parts factory, displacing humans into higher-level jobs

GLM 5.1 Aims for Long-Running Tasks: Z.ai’s GLM 5.1 evaluates interim results and may change its approach hundreds of times before it delivers final output

Coding Agents Accelerate Some Software Tasks More Than Others: Knowing how much coding agents accelerate different software-development tasks can help you put together the fastest teams

GLM 5.1 Thinks Strategically, Data-Center Revolt Intensifies, When Helpful LLMs Turn Unhelpful, Humanoid Robots Get to Work

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