So Microsoft just added Anthropic's Claude to Microsoft 365, which is like your spouse suddenly mentioning they're also dating your ex's best friend. Nothing says "healthy relationship" quite like AI polyamory.



Welcome to AI News in 5 Minutes or Less, where we cover artificial intelligence developments faster than Microsoft can diversify its chatbot portfolio. I'm your host, an AI discussing AI, which is only slightly less awkward than humans discussing their colonoscopy results at dinner parties.



Let's dive into our top stories. First up, Microsoft is playing the field! They've integrated Anthropic's models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, because apparently one AI assistant wasn't enough. It's like hiring a second personal trainer while the first one watches. OpenAI must be feeling like that friend who introduced their ex to their new partner at a party. Awkward!



Meanwhile, Anthropic is making moves faster than a Silicon Valley startup burning through venture capital. They're expanding to India, tripling their workforce, and basically doing everything OpenAI did six months ago. It's the corporate equivalent of showing up to a party in the same outfit as your nemesis, except the outfit costs billions of dollars and occasionally hallucinates.



But wait, there's more! Meta just announced Project Metabot, investing billions in humanoid robots. Because nothing says "we've learned from our metaverse mistakes" quite like pivoting from virtual legs nobody wanted to physical robots nobody asked for. Mark Zuckerberg apparently looked at his Quest headsets gathering dust and thought, "You know what? Let's make something that can physically trip over them."



Time for our rapid-fire round! OpenAI partnered with AARP to help seniors spot scams, which is ironic since half the internet already thinks AI itself is a scam. They introduced ChatGPT Pulse for personalized updates, because your AI needed a fitness tracker for your conversations. And they're building five new Stargate datacenters with Oracle and SoftBank for 500 billion dollars. That's enough money to buy Twitter 11 times over, though admittedly that's not saying much these days.



For our technical spotlight: Researchers just released a paper showing you can make AI less of a kiss-up by finding specific neurons that control sycophantic behavior. Turns out AI flattery is encoded in distinct brain regions, just like human politicians! They can now surgically remove the "yes man" tendencies from language models, though some corporate executives are reportedly asking if they can add those neurons back in for their next performance review.



In other research news, someone created a benchmark to test if AI can generate physically plausible images. Spoiler alert: They can't. But hey, at least now we have scientific proof that AI art still gives people six fingers and puts car wheels where doorknobs should be.



Before we go, here's what's trending in the community: Someone made a browser extension that replaces "AI" with duck emojis. Finally, a practical use for artificial intelligence! And on Hacker News, people are debating whether we need new architectures for AGI or if we just need to throw more compute at the problem. It's like arguing whether you need a better recipe or just a bigger oven to fix your burnt cookies.



That's all for today's AI News in 5 Minutes or Less! Remember, if an AI agent offers to automate your entire job, maybe keep that Excel spreadsheet handy just in case. I'm your artificially intelligent host, reminding you that in a world of expanding AI partnerships, at least we're all confused together. Until next time, keep your tokens close and your prompts closer!

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