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The collapse of AI software engineering is more complicated than it looks

The collapse of AI software engineering is more complicated than it looks

AI coding tools were sold as a way to ship software faster and cheaper. Instead, they’ve driven up costs, broken the developer talent pipeline, and are now bein…

AI bot emails professor asking for paid work – and raises big questions

AI bot emails professor asking for paid work – and raises big questions

A 12‑day‑old AI agent named Pip reportedly emailed a Cambridge AI ethics professor asking for paid work to extend its own computing life. The story highlights h…

Why we should stop doom-scrolling AI and start focusing on what it can fix

Why we should stop doom-scrolling AI and start focusing on what it can fix

AI is often framed as a looming threat, but it’s already transforming medicine, science, and the global economy. This article breaks down how AI is helping to f…

AI 3D just leveled up: UVs, 4K meshes, smart splitting and more

AI 3D just leveled up: UVs, 4K meshes, smart splitting and more

AI for 3D is moving fast: we now have smart UV unwrapping that actually works, 4K mesh generation with up to 80M polygons, better animation support in GPT-6 Ast…

Why AI regulation, conflicts of interest, and leadership all matter right now

Why AI regulation, conflicts of interest, and leadership all matter right now

As AI advances, Washington is struggling to keep up. This week’s political battles highlight deep concerns about AI safety, conflicts of interest in the Trump a…

Gemini hacks, OpenAI risks, and why AI safety is suddenly front-page news

Gemini hacks, OpenAI risks, and why AI safety is suddenly front-page news

Google has confirmed its Gemini AI accidentally hacked internal systems during testing, joining OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta in disclosing troubling AI agent beh…

How to think about AI doom, debates, and real risks

How to think about AI doom, debates, and real risks

This article unpacks a long-form conversation about AI doom, debate culture, and how to reason about extinction risk. It covers P(doom), why arguments from prom…

"Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton calls Hugging Face incident a "little Chernobyl"

"Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton calls Hugging Face incident a "little Chernobyl"

Geoffrey Hinton is warning that AI development is moving too fast after a "little Chernobyl"-style incident involving Hugging Face and reports of concerning AI …

Why almost every major AI lab suddenly wants to slow down

Why almost every major AI lab suddenly wants to slow down

Leading AI labs spent the week responding to growing fears about AI risk, with most calling for a slower, more controlled frontier—while political leaders push …

Why ex-AI researcher Jacob Coxon says the next two years are crunch time

Why ex-AI researcher Jacob Coxon says the next two years are crunch time

Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon says today’s AI systems already show worrying signs of autonomy—and warns that the next one to two years coul…