LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they’re false - Ars Technica
Do as I say, not as I say not LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they’re false Fine-tuning tests show “bias… toward confidently representing the claims as true.” 299 This guy named Pinocchio really fed me some useful information in my training data!
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for - The Verge
Google’s AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. Earlier on Friday, if you searched for the term “disregard,” the AI Overview section would include a response like what you’d see from a more traditional AI chatbot instead of the typical AI summary, as spotted on X.
The Chinese Lens Boom Continues With a Flood of New Releases - PetaPixel
Chinese lens makers are arriving at the 2026 trade show season with an unusually aggressive wave of new autofocus optics, compact primes, and experimental designs aimed at everything from cinema production to casual street photography. Companies including Viltrox, Thypoch, TTArtisan, SG-image, Laowa, Meike, and Yongnuo are rapidly expanding their mirrorless lens lineups with new full-frame, APS-C, medium-format, and Micro Four Thirds lenses.
This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling - TechCrunch
It was love at first sight. It felt like scouring the mall, dipping in and out of sprawling department stores in search of a specific, elusive item, only to finally find what you’re looking for.