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Elon Musk scores 992, Tim Cook 986 in service scoring AI recognition of famous names

A web service called In The Weights has been launched to compare how strongly different generative AI models have learned specific people’s names. It assigns a “strength score” by asking each model who a person is and aggregating up to 10 candidate results with brief descriptions and confidence levels. Examples showed Elon Musk at 992 and Apple CEO Tim Cook at 986. The service also flags possible hallucinations and misidentifications.

Crypto

EU launches consultation on MiCA revision as stablecoins and DeFi emerge as key issues

The European Commission has begun a consultation on revising the EU crypto regulatory framework MiCA, with stablecoins and decentralised finance seen as central issues. Industry participants are focusing on improving the competitiveness of euro-denominated stablecoins and clarifying DeFi rules. The EU started collecting views in May ahead of future amendments and possible additional legislation. The consultation also covers prediction markets and questions over which regulatory framework should apply.

Crypto

Zcash slump puts spotlight on XRPL as pre-launch \'XLS-0096\' alternative draws interest

Zcash (ZEC) slid more than 36 percent in a day on worries over a protocol flaw, drawing attention to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as an alternative for privacy-focused users. An XRPL validator, Vet, urged Zcash participants to consider moving to XRPL’s planned privacy tools, including XLS-0096 for multipurpose tokens. The proposal aims to hide balances and transfer amounts while keeping total supply and issuer details verifiable.