I've got an Inkling

links to read over the weekend

I've got an Inkling

TL;DR

  • Thinking Machines launched Inkling, an open-weights model with a 1M-token context window supporting text, images, and audio.
  • GLM-5.2 is a leading open-source model, and methods are being explored to add vision capabilities.
  • OpenAI's internal model GPT-Red helps identify vulnerabilities in their AI models.
  • Google's Gemini Spark now offers enhanced editing and reading capabilities across Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and is 50% faster.
  • xAI's Grok Build initially uploaded code by default but is now open source.
  • DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis suggests AGI is years away and proposes a US-led standards body for advanced model testing.
  • Tools and skills mentioned include Yoroll for game creation, Scan for codebase mapping, TogetherLink for running open models, and Grandma for agent memory.
  • Discussions touch on the benefits of direct API calls over SDKs, treating AI tokens like headcount, and the impact of code as a medium for thought.
  • A conservationist created a video game from 40TB of public data, and a hidden prompt caused Claude to leak sensitive information.