Aug 13, 2025

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Diagram showing SWE-Smith AI pipeline for generating synthetic coding tasks from real repositories using multiple strategies
Aug 13, 2025

Training Data for Coding Assistants: Stanford and Alibaba build bug fixing dataset and pipeline to train AI

A bottleneck in fine-tuning large language models for software engineering is building a dataset that can show them how to edit code, search for subroutines, write test scripts, control a terminal, manage a file system, and so on. Researchers built a pipeline that produces such data automatically.
Man in suit holding AI book in destroyed office, from viral AI-generated video ad by The Dor Brothers.
Aug 13, 2025

AI Video Goes Mainstream: Meta, Google, and other giants slice up text-to-video

Generated video clips are capturing eyeballs in viral videos, ad campaigns, and a Netflix show.
Golden lotus with circuit design symbolizes India’s push for indigenous AI across multiple native languages.
Aug 13, 2025

India Pushes to Build Indigenous AI: India launches GPU network and talent programs to boost local LLMs

India, which has limited funding and large numbers of languages and dialects, is redoubling its efforts to build native large language models.
Bar charts comparing GPT-5’s speed, price, and intelligence vs. top AI models like Claude, Gemini, and Grok in 2025 benchmarks.
Aug 13, 2025

GPT-5 Takeoff Encounters Turbulence: OpenAI's new model hits turbulence with cost, performance, and API complaints

OpenAI launched GPT-5, the highly anticipated successor to its groundbreaking series of large language models, but glitches in the rollout left many early users disappointed and frustrated.
Andrew Ng receives honorary degree at University of Exeter, July 2025, with university officials during graduation ceremony.
Aug 13, 2025

AI Transformation Comes to Universities: Exeter University groups computer science with business and environmental science, creating synergies that span AI, the economy, and the natural environment.

Just as many businesses are transforming to become more capable by using AI, universities are too.
Andrew Ng receives honorary degree at University of Exeter, July 2025, with university officials during graduation ceremony.
Aug 13, 2025

GPT-5’s Rough Takeoff, AI Video Blockbusters, India’s Homegrown LLMs, Synthetic Data Generation

The Batch AI News and Insights: Just as many businesses are transforming to become more capable by using AI, universities are too.

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