AI Reading for Tuesday April 8
LMArena updates rules, implies Meta cheated, doesn’t update leaderboard - The Verge
(yet, anyway … If Meta has to use the downloadable model seems like rankings will change.)
Meta exec denies the company cheated on Llama 4 benchmarks - TechCrunch
Messed-up AI isn’t the threat—messed-up humans are - Fast Company
A small 5b-parameter model creates very good 1-minute videos - GitHub
12 Graphs Reveal the State of AI in 2025 - IEEE Spectrum
The 2025 AI Index Report - Stanford HAI
The tech behind insanely great Spotify recommendations - Hacker Noon
Some advanced tools for prompt observability, evaluation, and optimization - Hacker Noon
ChatGPT Plus is now free for students — here’s how to get it - Tom's Guide
The impact of AI on professional services - BetaNews
Use ChatGPT to write bookmarklets to automated your browsing - Fast Company
Write your own MCP to run locally and give it to Claude as a tool. - Hacker Noon
For instance, I could write a poker solver tool and some strategy docs / books and make a personal AI poker coach. Seems like it will be big.
‘delve’ is the new ‘fetch’, LLMs influence language - Hacker Noon
ChatGPT subscribers are getting fed up with Sora rate limits and OpenAI outages - TechRadar
Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount - CNBC
Christmas season comes early at Apple Stores as shoppers rush to beat tariffs - Tom's Guide
AI Runway of Tariffs - YouTube
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