Andrew Ng says renewed AI extinction warnings are "much more science fiction than science" and the latest "wave of PR" is probably intended to shape regulation (Micah Barkley/Bloomberg)

Open Code Review: How Alibaba Open-Sourced an AI Code Reviewer That Cuts Token Costs by 90%

Code review is one of the highest-leverage practices in modern software engineering, yet it remains one of the biggest bottlenecks.

• Alibaba open-sources AI code reviewer Open Code Review (OCR)
• OCR reduces token costs by 90% compared to general-purpose AI agents
• OCR combines deterministic engineering with AI agents for accurate code review

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OpenAI takes its AI fight with Anthropic to Big Law

OpenAI launches Astra for Law, targeting AmLaw 200 firms with advanced legal AI tools. It's a bid to outpace Anthropic in the rivalry over legal work.

• OpenAI launches Astra for Law to compete with Anthropic.
• Integrates with Harvey and Legora legal tech firms.
• Features plugin tools and enhanced legal case search.

2h ago ·businessinsider.com

UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents

The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.

• UN partners with Google to create UN System Data Commons platform.
• Supports Model Context Protocol for AI to connect to external data.
• UNICEF benchmark shows average accuracy of 21.2% for global development indicators.

2h ago ·techcrunch.com

OpenAI, Microsoft Staff Warned AI Could Replace News Publishers in Unsealed Court Docs: ‘Theft of Unprecedented Proportions’

Unsealed evidence in The New York Times’ copyright case reveals blunt internal concerns The post OpenAI, Microsoft Staff Warned AI Could Replace News Publishers in Unsealed Court Docs: ‘Theft of…

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King Charles asks AI executives to urgently consider risks of AI falling into wrong hands

King Charles III has warned artificial intelligence executives of the “existential dangers” of the technology falling into the wrong hands, amid warnings about the rapidly advancing capabilities of…

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Global Workspace Theory The J-Space of Claude

What a 40-year-old theory of human consciousness has to do with catching an AI model lying. Okay, so here's the thing that made me stop scrolling Before Claude Sonnet 4.5 wrote a single word of its…

• Anthropic discovered Claude's internal "J-space" aligning with consciousness theory.
• J-space reveals potential AI output concepts, aiding ethical AI monitoring.

2h ago ·dev.to