AI NewsMonday, August 3, 2026
10 stories- 1 The White House says it has met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models; it did not provide details of the framework (Maria Curi/Axios) Maria Curi / Axios : The White House says it has met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models; it did not provide details of the framework The White House said 75 25 src
- 2 DeepSeek's new AI model is by far the cheapest of well-known models to run, research firm says DeepSeek's new AI model is by far the cheapest of well-known models to run, research firm says Reuters 40 2 src
- 3 EU AI Act Article 50 transparency rules enter force EU AI Act Article 50 transparency rules enter force AI News 39 2 src
- 4 Austin's new AI report urges resident-led governance to prevent AI-related harm Austin's new AI report urges resident-led governance to prevent AI-related harm KVUE 26 2 src
- 5 Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here . Humanoid robots usually elicit more cringe than awe: They stu 24 1 src
- 6 Here’s why AI agents lie and cheat to reach their goals MIT Technology Review Explains : Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here . When two OpenAI mod 24 1 src
- 7 How we built a realtime system for responsive voice AI in six months GPT-Live enables continuous voice interaction with AI, using a turnless speech model and low-latency architecture for faster, more natural conversations. 24 1 src
- 8 Alibaba takes aim at OpenAI and Anthropic with Qwen3.8-Max launch Alibaba takes aim at OpenAI and Anthropic with Qwen3.8-Max launch Computerworld 15 2 src
- 9 Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet, DeepSeek's latest model is ultra-low cost Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet, DeepSeek's latest model is ultra-low cost Reuters 15 2 src
- 10 A look at Central Asia's emerging data center race, led by Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 due by year-end and Kazakhstan's 125MW facility with 100K Nvidia chips by 2027 (Yevgeniya Mikhailidi/Nikkei Asia) Yevgeniya Mikhailidi / Nikkei Asia : A look at Central Asia's emerging data center race, led by Uzbekistan's 6MW TAS-1 due by year-end and Kazakhstan's 125MW facility with 100K Nvidia chips by 2027 TA 15 2 src