NVIDIA sweeps MLPerf Training v5.1 benchmarks

NVIDIA posted the fastest times across all seven MLPerf Training v5.1 tests, demonstrating new gains in Artificial Intelligence training from GPUs to networking and software. The company submitted results on every benchmark and introduced Blackwell Ultra and NVFP4-backed optimizations.

When Artificial Intelligence meets biology

Microsoft researchers disclosed a confidential study that explored how open-source Artificial Intelligence tools could bypass biosecurity checks and said their work helped produce fixes now influencing global standards.

more Artificial Intelligence-resilient biosecurity with the Paraphrase Project

Microsoft researcher Eric Horvitz and collaborators discuss the Paraphrase Project, a red-teaming effort that exposed and helped secure a biosecurity vulnerability in Artificial Intelligence-driven protein design. The episode frames the work as a practical model for mitigating dual-use risks in Artificial Intelligence applications.