May 2026 AI News Briefs: Gemma 4 Speed Gains, GPT-5.1 Behavioral Quirks, and Meta’s Bet on Embodied AI
The May 2026 AI News Briefs point to a fast-moving quarter: inference is getting dramatically cheaper, model behavior is proving exquisitely sensitive to subtle incentives, and the robotics–AI convergence is accelerating. If you build or buy AI systems, these aren’t side notes—they directly affect cost curves, product reliability, and your roadmap. Highlights this month include…