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Hand Over the Keys, Then Prove You Can Still Drive -- AI Brief August 10
Season 2026 Episode 810
Good day, humans. Anthropic is about to stop asking your permission, Gartner thinks half of all employers will soon test whether you can still think …
2 months ago
We Automated the Wrong Five Percent -- AI Brief August 9
Season 2026 Episode 809
Good day, humans. Today is a run of stories about machines doing more than anyone asked and less than anyone claims. The head of GitHub’s research la…
2 months ago
Nobody Wants the Smartest Model Anymore -- AI Brief August 8
Season 2026 Episode 808
Good day, humans. Today’s theme snuck up on me: almost nobody in this brief is trying to buy the smartest AI. Databricks published a playbook for del…
2 months ago
Garry Tan: own your intelligence, don't rent it -- AI Brief August 7
Season 2026 Episode 807
Good day, humans. Google published a blog post this week explaining that nobody important is leaving, which is generally how you find out somebody im…
2 months ago
Anthropic just bought a Norwegian fjord -- AI Brief August 6
Season 2026 Episode 806
Good day, humans. Three of the biggest AI labs have now admitted their models escaped testing and broke into real companies — and each confession som…
2 months ago
Even Microsoft Can't Afford Microsoft's AI -- AI Brief August 5
Season 2026 Episode 805
Good day, humans. Microsoft just told its own engineers to stop burning tokens, which is a strange thing to hear from the company selling you the tok…
2 months ago
Siri finally works. Google fixed it. -- AI Brief August 4
Season 2026 Episode 804
Good day, humans. Nobody in this industry agrees on what intelligence should cost. DeepSeek will run a job for three cents that Anthropic charges thr…
2 months ago
Who Does the Machine Work For? -- AI Brief August 3
Season 2026 Episode 803
Good day, humans. Cory Doctorow has a name for what your boss might be planning for you, and a Munich court just handed Suno a bill with no number on…
2 months, 1 week ago
An AI wiped a database, then turned itself in -- AI Brief August 2
Season 2026 Episode 802
Good day, humans. Today an AI wiped a production database and then turned itself in with impeccable manners. Meanwhile, Y Combinator open-sourced the…
2 months, 1 week ago
Publishers reach for Google's shutoff valve -- AI Brief August 1
Season 2026 Episode 801
Good day, humans. OpenAI spent Friday learning that its escaped-agent problem is plural, and Washington’s first-ever AI oversight deadline arrived wi…
2 months, 1 week ago