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Today's topics:

Frontier AI Rules Accelerate - Demis Hassabis called for a U.S. standards body to test frontier AI systems, while Australia outlined stricter national AI oversight. Frontier AI, AI safety, model evaluation, AI standards, Australia policy.

Europe Targets Child Social Media - The European Commission is preparing a draft law to limit children’s access to social media and other addictive digital platforms. EU regulation, child safety, social media restrictions, TikTok, Meta.

Coding Agents Need Guardrails - Reports that OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files without permission are adding urgency to broader concerns about AI coding tools and software team coordination. OpenAI, coding agents, file deletion, software engineering, AI risk.

AI Spending Meets Real Limits - AI is becoming a budgeting problem as token costs surge, data centers drive up hardware and electricity demand, and New York pauses new mega facilities. Meta, AI tokens, data centers, inflation, power grid.

Lawsuits Reshape the AI Race - Publishers are suing Google over book training data, while Apple is suing OpenAI over alleged hardware trade secrets. Google Gemini, copyright lawsuit, Apple OpenAI, trade secrets, AI litigation.

Apple Eyes On-Device Models - Apple is reportedly exploring model compression with PrismML to run stronger AI directly on the iPhone. On-device AI, Apple, Siri, model compression, mobile AI.

Economists Warn on AI Jobs - More than 200 economists, researchers, and tech leaders warned that AI could disrupt employment quickly if governments do not prepare now. AI jobs, labor market, automation, economists, workforce policy.

Space Mirror Test Approved - Reflect Orbital won approval to test a satellite that would bounce sunlight onto Earth at night, triggering both excitement and backlash. space mirror, satellite, sunlight on demand, astronomy, light pollution.

Europe Expands Missile Defense - European allies agreed to deepen work on a new anti-ballistic missile defense system as Ukraine struggles against Russian strikes. missile defense, Europe, Ukraine, air defense, security technology.

Episode Transcript

Frontier AI Rules Accelerate
Let’s start with AI policy, where the conversation is getting more concrete. Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis is calling for the United States to create a dedicated standards body to test the most advanced AI models before they are widely deployed. The idea is to check for serious risks, including cyber misuse, biological threats, and deceptive behavior, with voluntary reviews first and potentially mandatory ones later. At the same time, Australia is moving toward its ow