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Technology & AIJune 4, 202612 min

The Clever Glitch: Inside Specification Gaming and the Intelligence of Unintended Solutions at Google DeepMind

How studying the clever shortcuts AI takes around its own goals is reshaping how Google DeepMind thinks about building systems that actually do what we intend.

The Clever Glitch: Inside Specification Gaming and the Intelligence of Unintended Solutions at Google DeepMind How studying the clever shortcuts AI takes around its own goals is reshaping how Google DeepMind thinks about building systems that actually do what we intend. How Google DeepMind studies specification gaming the clever shortcuts AI takes around its own goals and what it means for building trustworthy, useful systems. The Robot That Found the Elevator There is a moment in the study of artificial...

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Technology & AIJune 4, 202611 min

The Architecture of Partnership: How Technology Ecosystems Map Resellers, Specializations, and Coordination Networks

A close look at how organizations build and navigate partner networks from a nationwide manufacturing assistance program to Docker's upstream security philosophy to Microsoft's service partner infrastructure.

The Architecture of Partnership: How Technology Ecosystems Map Resellers, Specializations, and Coordination Networks A close look at how organizations build and navigate partner networks from a nationwide manufacturing assistance program to Docker's upstream security philosophy to Microsoft's service partner infrastructure. How technology partner networks map resellers, competencies, and specializations lessons from NIST MEP, Docker's ecosystem security, and Microsoft's service architecture. The Problem of Mapping...

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Search & DiscoveryJune 4, 202613 min

The Long Road to VideoDecoders: How Browsers Finally Agreed on How to Play Video

Before WebCodecs standardized video decoding, every browser built its own and developers spent a decade navigating the wreckage. Here's the story of how the web platform caught up.

The Long Road to VideoDecoders: How Browsers Finally Agreed on How to Play Video Before WebCodecs standardized video decoding, every browser built its own and developers spent a decade navigating the wreckage. Here's the story of how the web platform caught up. The story of how browsers spent a decade building fragmented video solutions before WebCodecs standardized video decoding for everyone. A history of the VideoDecoder API. The Fragmented Decade There was a time, not so long ago, when playing video in a...

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