Jun 05, 2026

Fine-tuning large language models on a seemingly benign task that would be useful to writers — expanding plot summaries into paragraphs of polished fiction — causes them to regurgitate substantial portions of books on which they were pretrained.

An ecosystem of API proxy servers enables AI developers in China to access top U.S. models at deeply discounted prices.

An AI-powered network of thermal sensors is helping ships avoid collisions with whales.

Alibaba updated its flagship large language model for long-running agentic work, pushing it into the top rank among LLMs built in China.

There have been intense efforts over the past few years to lobby governments to pass AI laws for regulatory capture or to suppress open source.

The Batch AI News and Insights: There have been intense efforts over the past few years to lobby governments to pass AI laws for regulatory capture or to suppress open source.