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Author: Scientific American

Posted on October 7, 2026

What is AI model distillation, and why is it so hard to stop?

Anthropic and OpenAI accused Chinese AI developers of mining their models’ answers to train cheaper copycats. Here’s how distillation works and why it’s so hard to stop

Posted on October 7, 2026

Rogue AI or human error? The real story behind the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident

Behind the headlines about AI agents lies a deeper debate over accountability, safety and control.

Posted on October 7, 2026

2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is award to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for their work in ‘mirror’ chemistry

The prize recognizes Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai's discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis

Posted on October 6, 2026

OpenAI unleashes hundreds more math results upon a field already in shock

A month after resolving one of the six biggest open problems in mathematics, the company says its new internal model has toppled heaps more—this time without the multimillion-dollar price tag

Posted on October 6, 2026

Two meteor showers are lighting up the October sky—here’s how to see them

The Draconids and Orionids both peak this month

Posted on October 6, 2026

What makes a good AI safety test? Experts explain why even the best techniques may not be powerful enough

“With today’s science we usually can’t show with high confidence that dangerous behavior isn’t there”

Posted on October 6, 2026

2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen for discovery of high-energy neutrinos

Francis Halzen is a leader in the study of neutrinos, ghostly particles from across the universe that hint at exciting new physics

Posted on October 6, 2026

These Super Mario levels are mathematically unsolvable

In math and Mario Land, there are questions that are algorithmically undecidable, meaning they will demonstrably never have an answer

Posted on October 5, 2026

United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to probe seven asteroids in 2028

The country’s space program is new and ambitious, having already sent a mission into Mars orbit

Posted on October 5, 2026

Astronomers catch dwarf stars gobbling up their orbiting companions

Red and white dwarf stars may be hungrier than we thought

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