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The week AI doom went mainstream

A new Anthropic report on Claude misuse—including people trying to use it for bioweapons research—adds to a weeklong flurry of concern around existential AI risk.

Whizy Kim

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Google mapped every possible typo in your DNA

Its DeepMind team says the new database can predict every possible single-letter change in human DNA and what it does.

Lindsey Choo

Astra’s black box problem

OpenAI’s new model reportedly doesn’t show some of its work, setting off alarms among safety researchers that AI is becoming even harder to monitor.

Whizy Kim

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The data center pitch vs. the numbers

Trump told data center supporters they’ll be “successful and rich.” The stats don’t really agree.

Lindsey Choo

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Set your AI loose (with rules)

A beginner's guide to loop engineering.

Yash Thakker

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No bots before high school

NYC is barring AI for students from pre-K through eighth grade, with new limits on teachers too.

Whizy Kim

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Anthropic fought the US government and won

A California federal judge ruled that the government illegally blacklisted Anthropic—and that it violated the company’s free speech.

Whizy Kim