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+++ EU AI Act: transparency duties and GPAI oversight in force since 2 August +++ AI designs 16 working bacteriophages – study in Science +++ OpenAI slows model 'Astra' over first-ever 'critical' cyber capabilities +++ Anthropic: AI classifier to replace human approval in Claude Code from 14 August +++ ByteDance training a model with up to 10 trillion parameters +++ xAI ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with precise image editing ++++++ EU AI Act: transparency duties and GPAI oversight in force since 2 August +++ AI designs 16 working bacteriophages – study in Science +++ OpenAI slows model 'Astra' over first-ever 'critical' cyber capabilities +++ Anthropic: AI classifier to replace human approval in Claude Code from 14 August +++ ByteDance training a model with up to 10 trillion parameters +++ xAI ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with precise image editing +++
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EU AI Act: Transparency duties and GPAI rules in force since 2 AugustREGULATION

EU AI Act: Transparency duties and GPAI rules in force since 2 August

Chatbots must reveal they are AI, deepfakes and AI content must be labeled – and providers of large AI models now fall under the direct oversight of the European Commission.

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EU AI Act: Transparency duties and GPAI rules in force since 2 August
REGULATION

EU AI Act: Transparency duties and GPAI rules in force since 2 August

Chatbots must reveal they are AI, deepfakes and AI content must be labeled – and providers of large AI models now fall under the direct oversight of the European Commission.

2026-08-08 · 5 min
AI designs first working viruses – 16 bacteriophages built by computer
RESEARCH

AI designs first working viruses – 16 bacteriophages built by computer

Researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute used AI models to design complete viral genomes. Sixteen of them worked in the lab and killed E. coli bacteria – a scientific breakthrough with serious governance questions.

2026-08-08 · 6 min
OpenAI slows new model 'Astra' – first-ever 'critical' cyber capabilities
SAFETY

OpenAI slows new model 'Astra' – first-ever 'critical' cyber capabilities

OpenAI has slowed development of its frontier model Astra because it could reach the highest risk tier for offensive cybersecurity. It is the first time the company's internal safety framework has crossed that threshold.

2026-08-08 · 5 min
Anthropic: AI classifier replaces human approval in Claude Code
INDUSTRY

Anthropic: AI classifier replaces human approval in Claude Code

From 14 August, auto mode becomes the default: instead of humans signing off on risky commands, an AI classifier reviews them. The reason is uncomfortable – humans caught dangerous commands only 13.6% of the time.

2026-08-07 · 5 min
ByteDance is training an AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters
CHINA

ByteDance is training an AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters

The TikTok owner's Seed division is working on a model of unprecedented size for a Chinese company, according to the Financial Times – a signal in the race for sheer scale.

2026-08-07 · 4 min
xAI ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with precise image editing
PRODUCT

xAI ships Grok Imagine Image 2.0 with precise image editing

The new image model from Elon Musk's xAI enables targeted partial edits and up to five reference images at once – and, by its own account, ranks second on global arena leaderboards.

2026-08-09 · 4 min

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