The Florida Python Challenge Is Back, and It’s Seeking Hunters to Kill Invasive Snakes for a $10,000 Grand Prize

The 2026 Florida Python Challenge will run from July 10 through July 19, with a $10,000 grand prize to whoever removes the ...
Communications of the ACM

Is Recursive Self-Improvement Really Here?

That admission is what some in the field call recursive self-improvement (RSI), the point at which large language models ...
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Trans-Atlantic Triumph: AI Drug Pioneers Recursion, Exscientia Combine

Recursion and Exscientia, two pioneers in artificial intelligence (AI)-based drug development, have completed a business combination that they vowed will enhance their ability to carry out drug ...

On the prowl for invasive pythons, researchers are interrupting snake orgies

Brandon Welty, a python researcher with Croc Docs, holds up an antenna and receiver to track where a male python during ...