https://whatthefuture.ai/blog/smaller-ai-teammate-challenges-frontier-models-research-replication 2026-08-22T19:00:00Z en WTF · What The Future 2026-08-22T19:00:00Z A smaller AI teammate challenges frontier models in research replication Inherent AI, Faraday AI agent, AI scientist agent, scientific paper replication, research taste, reinforcement learning, Google DeepMind alumni, Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.5, Qwen 3.6 https://whatthefuture.ai/blog-media/art_a7ae6db709ab https://whatthefuture.ai/blog/openai-pushes-california-to-add-more-ai-safety-safeguards 2026-08-22T16:30:34Z en WTF · What The Future 2026-08-22T16:30:34Z OpenAI Pushes California to Add More AI Safety Safeguards OpenAI, California SB 53, AI safety bill, frontier models, cybersecurity protections, model-development lifecycle, whistleblower protections, transparency requirements, reverse federalism https://whatthefuture.ai/blog-media/art_3e3af1c1b809 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Why AI world models need human beliefs to predict action AI world models, Mental World Modeling, MWM, MENTIS, Menti-Bench, autonomous AI agents, Theory of Mind, human beliefs, AI action prediction https://whatthefuture.ai/blog-media/art_fe42c7d75cd3 https://whatthefuture.ai/blog/rayneo-io-glasses-bring-ai-text-overlays-without-a-camera 2026-08-22T08:00:14Z en WTF · What The Future 2026-08-22T08:00:14Z RayNeo iO Glasses bring AI text overlays without a camera RayNeo iO Glasses, AI glasses, text overlays, green waveguide display, speech-to-text translation, teleprompter mode, conversation summaries, ChatGPT 5.1, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, smart glasses https://whatthefuture.ai/blog-media/art_f1224890f99f https://whatthefuture.ai/blog/netflix-tests-genrec-to-rethink-streaming-recommendations 2026-08-22T07:30:16Z en WTF · What The Future 2026-08-22T07:30:16Z Netflix Tests GenRec to Rethink Streaming Recommendations Netflix GenRec, Netflix recommendations, language model recommendations, 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