AiPulse — Issue No. 98

Block, Jack Dorsey's company, has released Dessa, a full-duplex voice model that is trained on speech data and can run on-device. The company argues that existing models produce unnatural speech due to text-based processes, and states that this approach, which learns emotional expression directly from audio data, provides more realistic interaction.

Microsoft announced the Guardian Agents tool, which provides independent audits and authority restrictions for the security of autonomous AI agents in the workplace. The company warned that these agents could pose an internal threat due to their unpredictable behavior.

The author released an 11-hour video course that demonstrates techniques such as inference scaling, reinforcement learning, and distillation using Python and PyTorch. This content is designed for those who want to deeply understand the reasoning mechanisms behind existing large language models.

While the current rule covers only the most powerful models, the new proposal adds all artificial intelligence systems and photonic chips to the ban list. The proposal expands the scope of the sanctions by including countries such as Russia and Iran.

While local large language models keep data on-device, risks such as telemetry and malicious model files persist. This guide outlines the necessary steps to prevent configuration errors in tools like Ollama and LM Studio.

By combining zg, ripgrep, BM25, and vector search, it provides a local search layer that runs on the user's machine and is accessible from both the command line and AI agents. This tool aims to deliver meaningful results on source code and documentation while reducing token and tool call costs.

The company claims that its own AI system did almost all the work in developing the open-source Flint model. However, this claim has not yet been independently verified and relies solely on the company's own statements.

This method provides the highest level of security for classified data by completely disconnecting the infrastructure from the Internet. However, this isolation makes it mandatory to manually update models using physical media such as USB drives.

The article evaluates cloud services such as Together.ai and Fireworks.ai against local tools like Unsloth, Axolotl, and MLX-LM based on use cases. It helps users select the most suitable fine-tuning method according to their hardware capacity and budget.

The company announced that this special virus, used for antibiotic-resistant infections, was administered to a patient for the first time. However, because the news has not yet undergone peer review, it is not considered a scientifically verified result.

McKinsey's 2026 Technology Trends report forecasts that global infrastructure spending will reach this level as artificial intelligence becomes widespread. The report also analyzes the increasing energy demand and the security risks posed by autonomous software agents.

Japanese researchers have developed a compact silicon optical modulator capable of data transmission at 200 Gb/s for artificial intelligence data centers, utilizing the slow light effect and an internal balancer. This design operates in a much smaller area compared to conventional devices, carrying the potential to reduce energy consumption.