Dr. Robert Li and Saadia Carbis trace cutting-edge AI research back to the real world.
Skill Issue
What are agent skills good for? What are the best (and worst) ways to use them? We explore Demystifying Agent Skills: Why They Work-Until They Don’t (Jiang, et al., 2026) to find out.
An Open-Source Heavyweight
Is it practical to run the most efficient 3T class models? What are the implications of having 3T class model that’s open-source? We explore Kimi K3: Open Frontier Intelligence (Kimi Team, 2026) to find out.
Claude is Cool, GPT Likes to Gossip
Can AI write fiction like a human? We explore StoryScope: Investigating idiosyncrasies in AI fiction (Russell, et al., 2026) to find out.
The Goldblum Effect
Do Anthropic’s models contain a global workspace? If so, what are the implications? We explore Verbalizable Representations Form a Global Workspace in Language Models (Gurnee, et al., 2026) to find out.
Verbalizable Representations Form a Global Workspace in Language Models
Speculative Intelligence
What are the pathways from here to AGI and ASI? Can anyone agree on a definition for AGI? We explore From AGI to ASI (Genewein, et al., 2026) to find out.
Disentangling Model From Harness
How can a self-evolving harness benefit a model’s capabilities? We explore Harness Updating Is Not Harness Benefit: Disentangling Evolution Capabilities in Self-Evolving LLM Agents (Lin, et al., 2026) to find out.
Superhuman Step Change
Is Mythos all its hyped up to be? We explore System Card: Claude Mythos Preview (Anthropic, 2026) to find out.
Opening the Black Box
We’re joined by Gareth O’Shea, to ask:
Could it be possible to run an MRI on an LLM while it’s thinking? We explore Qwen-Scope: Turning Sparse Features into Development Tools for Large Language Models (Qwen Team, 2026) to find out.
Talmudic Post-Training
Should we align models based on human preference or human behaviour? We explore Alignment Makes Language Models Normative, Not Descriptive (Shapira, et al., 2026) to find out.
Specialisation and Art
How does extra domain specific pre-training contribute to code specific models? We explore Qwen3-Coder-Next Technical Report (Qwen Team, 2026) to find out.