Models & Research
MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities
At a glance MindTopo is a new benchmark for testing topological reasoning in AI, evaluating whether multimodal models can understand concepts such as…
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Models & Research
Models & Research
MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities
At a glance MindTopo is a new benchmark for testing topological reasoning in AI, evaluating whether multimodal models can understand concepts such as…
Models & Research
BMG and Suno Reach Licensing Deal for AI Music Model - Billboard
BMG and Suno have reached a licensing deal allowing BMG s recorded and music publishing works to be used to create derivative works on the platform, the companies jointly announced on Tuesday (Aug. 11).
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
I wrote an AI textbook — how long until AI can do it better?
There are a lot of criticisms of AI writing, but most of them are focused on more creative, high-voice writing like this blog.
Policy & Ethics
How We’re Building Scam Alert on WhatsApp With End-to-End Encryption and Verifiability Guarantees
WhatsApp is committed to helping people stay safe while protecting the privacy of their messages.