Physicists at George Washington University have developed a formula to predict when AI chatbots will shift from producing helpful responses to harmful ones. The formula estimates the number of good tokens a model will generate before producing bad output, and early tests on small models show 94% accuracy. This addresses a safety gap in offline AI models that lack cloud-based monitoring.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns that AI could plausibly break encryption within two years, necessitating quantum and AI-resistant cryptography. He recommends the crypto industry shift to hash-based cryptography and keep funds in addresses with unexposed public keys, though he cautions against panic-driven fund migrations.
Gamers are using Claude AI agents to create viral video game mashup mods that combine popular titles like Minecraft with Elden Ring, Spider-Man with Gotham City, and Mario Kart with Call of Duty. These mods use a passthrough technique that runs two games simultaneously, with creators reporting the process takes 3-4 hours and describing it as a renaissance for gaming.