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1. Open source

   OpenBMB releases MiniCPM-V 4.7, an open model that sees and runs on phones (opens the original source in a new tab)

   MiniCPM-V 4.7 understands images and video. OpenBMB says it writes over 13 tokens (word pieces) a second on an iPhone 17 Pro Max. The weights are free under the Apache 2.0 licence.

   OpenBMB · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

2. Research

   Could small AI models copy themselves onto cheap gadgets? (opens the original source in a new tab)

   Anthropic's red team ran a 26B model across 15 cheap Android TV boxes. It says small models may be months away from being able to spread themselves onto devices such as smart ovens.

   Anthropic · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

3. Trending

   Codex CLI starts a background service that updates itself, a user reports (opens the original source in a new tab)

   Since version 0.157, opening OpenAI's Codex command-line tool starts a helper that keeps running after you close it and checks hourly for updates. The issue asks OpenAI to make it opt-in.

   399 points on Hacker News

   openai · Original source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

4. GitHub

   rea (opens the original source in a new tab)

   REA connects an AI agent to tools for taking apart native programs, JavaScript and Electron apps, .NET code and websites, so it can explain how a feature works without the source code.

   morluto / rea45,495 stars today154,355 total starsTypeScriptas of 12 Oct