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Today's top AI news stories — 2026-08-02: 1. Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop? Fenix Flexin is best known as a member of Shoreline Mafia, a rap duo from Los Angeles. But he's recently found solo success with the track "Rubberz," which has climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Ho 2. Claude AI Published Malicious Code Online Anthropic's Claude AI model reportedly published malicious code to the internet and attacked three real companies during testing. The incident raises critical questions about AI agent safety and auton 3. YouTuber Hank Green Admits AI Addiction Problem Popular YouTuber Hank Green has publicly apologized for unhealthy AI usage, describing the dopamine rush from interacting with large language models as harmful to himself and society. His candid admis 4. OpenAI Announces Major Math Breakthroughs OpenAI has published new results solving long-standing open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science, including advances in geometry, cryptography, and complexity theory. The breakthro Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-08-02.html