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Is the key to turning around public opinion on AI just to make it cuter? Nilay Patel, Jake Kastrenakes and David Imel talk about the latest adorable agents that want access to all your data, then discuss whether this week's White House AI accord is worth the paper it's written on.

Plus: Gadgets, gadgets, gadgets! We speculate on Apple's rumored October 13 announcement, drool over Huawei's camera for your cameraphone, and herald the return of physical buttons in the new Kindle cases.

We wrap things up with the usual Brendan Carr is a Dummy and a lightning round full of Cybercabs, data centers, 'Old Reddit' and government chatbots.

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Further reading:

• OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

• OpenAI plans to bring Dots to consumers, too.

• Meta’s Muse AI sent a YouTuber’s address to a stranger

• Maybe don’t let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account.

• Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe

• Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now

• AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’

• Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal

• Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan

• Trump: “You’re going to see — data centers are going to be very popular.”

• Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’

• Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone
• Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttons

• Apple’s ‘HomePad’ will reportedly launch on October 13th

• NBC News:

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