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Agents & InferencearXiv

A Definition of Good Explanations and the Challenges Explaining LLM Outputs

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Researchers propose a definition of a good explanation that draws on counterfactual reasoning while also accounting for the listener’s prior beliefs. They argue this framework has important implications for AI explainability and helps clarify why producing satisfying explanations for large language model outputs is especially difficult.

What you'll learn · Jun 16, 2026 · 6 stories

  1. 1.LLM explanations must account for the interlocutor's prior beliefs in each fact offered, making counterfactual approaches 39% more effective but requiring deeper user context analysis.
  2. 2.Respond.io processes 2B messages per quarter with AI agents, charging per conversation volume instead of per seat, making it cost-effective for high-consideration B2C businesses handling 200-10k employees.
  3. 3.The `execute_write_sql` tool enables direct database writes via natural language prompts, with user approval or `--unsafe` mode for auto-approval.
  4. 4.OpenJarvis enables local AI agents with 35B parameter models like Qwen3.5, reducing cloud dependency while maintaining functionality through Ollama integration and preset workflows.
  5. 5.DiffusionGemma's 4x faster text generation enables real-time interactive applications by utilizing GPU hardware more efficiently through simultaneous paragraph drafting instead of sequential token processing.
  6. 6.Fused MLP kernels optimized with `torch.compile` reduce latency by stacking three `nn.Linear` layers, eliminating transpose operations and improving throughput on NVIDIA A100 GPUs.
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Agents & InferenceTechCrunch

Malaysia’s AI agent-powered messaging app Respond.io raises $62.5M, eyes acquisitions

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Malaysia-based Respond.io, an AI-powered messaging platform for businesses, has raised $62.5 million in a Series B funding round to fuel growth and acquisitions. The company, which automates customer conversations across messaging apps like WhatsApp and Instagram, reports $35 million in annual recurring revenue and processes 2 billion messages quarterly. Respond.io plans to expand its AI-driven customer engagement tools while targeting strategic acquisitions.

Agents & InferenceSimon Willison

datasette-agent 0.3a0

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Datasette-agent 0.3a0 introduces a new tool allowing users to execute SQL write operations with built-in approval prompts and permission checks. The update enhances the chat terminal mode with options for auto-approval and root access, enabling direct database modifications through conversational commands. Additional improvements include plain text alternatives for HTML displays in the CLI.

Agents & InferenceOllama

OpenJarvis: a local-first personal AI is now available to run with Ollama

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OpenJarvis, an open-source framework for building personal AI agents that run locally on your own hardware, is now available with built-in support for Ollama. Developed by Stanford researchers, it prioritizes local processing to reduce energy use, costs, and latency while keeping cloud access optional. Users can install it on macOS, Windows, or Linux and choose from pre-built agents for tasks like morning briefings, research, or coding.

Agents & InferenceGoogle DeepMind

DiffusionGemma: 4x faster text generation

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Google DeepMind unveiled DiffusionGemma, an open experimental model that accelerates text generation up to four times faster on dedicated GPUs by generating entire blocks of text simultaneously instead of word-by-word. Designed for speed-critical local workflows like real-time editing and interactive applications, it trades some quality for performance but enables new use cases such as non-linear text generation. The model is released under an Apache 2.0 license and targets researchers and developers optimizing for low-latency, local inference.

Agents & InferenceHugging Face

Profiling in PyTorch (Part 2): From nn.Linear to a Fused MLP

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The second part of a PyTorch profiling series explores how a basic `nn.Linear` layer operates under the hood, breaking down its matrix multiplication and addition steps. It then builds a fused Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) block by stacking three linear layers with activations, analyzing performance improvements through kernel fusion and `torch.compile`. The post includes hands-on scripts and traces to demonstrate optimizations on NVIDIA A100 GPUs.

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