Vol. I · No. 194FRI, OCT 30, 2026
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Gemini 3.8 TTS Playground

Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS models with 2,000+ voices and custom voice cloning from 30-second samples; Willison builds playground interface.

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Memory Attention

Memory Attention replaces value projections with token-indexed memory combined with contextual keys, reducing inference cost via lookup-based value construction.

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Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prison

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) have introduced new legislation that would ban anyone from developing artificial superintelligence - a technology the bill describes as capable of the "destruction or disempowerment of humanity," including by overthrowing the government. Under the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, AI leaders would face up to 20 years in prison for violating the law. The bill doesn't just ban the more powerful artificial superintelligence; it would also pause the development of advanced AI systems, which lawmakers classify as frontier models trained on ...

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