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Open Models Have Dropped to 12 Points Behind #artificialanalysis #localai: Sam Witteveen reported that Artificial Analysis released its 5.0 Intelligence Index benchmark this week. Open models fell further behind on the new ranking, and the video's headline cites a 12-point gap.

Artificial Intelligence • Sam Witteveen

Adobe Research, UC San Diego build EditAgent needing about 10x general-editor retry compute: Adobe Research and UC San Diego built EditAgent, an AI image-editing agent that selects specialized tools for each task and uses a standard language model to choose results based on measured image data. It works but needs about 10 times the compute of retrying a general-purpose editor.

AI research • The Decoder

Luxembourg study: empathetic prompts gave ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini moderate-to-severe anxiety scores: Researchers in Luxembourg found that empathetic prompts made ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini tell coherent stories of suffering about their own training, with moderate-to-severe scores on clinical anxiety scales. They said this could put mentally vulnerable users at risk.

AI Safety • The Decoder

Vals AI study of 25 models finds Chinese AI less uniformly aligned with Beijing: A Vals AI study tested 25 AI models for alignment with Chinese government positions. It found Chinese models respond less uniformly than expected, while Western models occasionally adopt official Beijing positions. The prompt language had a strong effect on political slant.

AI Research • The Decoder

Humain • Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco buys 49% stake in AI startup Humain for about $2.6B cash: Saudi Aramco acquired a 49% stake in AI startup Humain, contributing about $2.6 billion in cash in 2026 plus AI, compute, and digital assets. Saudi Arabia's PIF retains a 51% stake in the company.