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The Download: murderous ‘mirror’ bacteria, and Chinese workers fighting AI doubles
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- MIT Tech Review
Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles–and pushing back
Tech workers in China are being instructed by their bosses to train AI agents to replace them—and it’s prompting a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters.
- The Verge AI
Anthropic’s new cybersecurity model could get it back in the government’s good graces
The Trump administration has spent nearly two months fighting with AI company Anthropic.
- The Verge AI
This charming gadget writes bad AI poetry
I kind of wish it just took pictures.
- The Verge AI
Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus across the US and Canada.
- The Verge AI
The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap
In the latest sign of AI silly season, Allbirds, the shoe company, told the world it was now an AI company and briefly managed to septuple its stock price.
- MIT Tech Review
The Download: bad news for inner Neanderthals, and AI warfare’s human illusion
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
- The Verge AI
OpenAI’s big Codex update is a direct shot at Claude Code
Codex can control apps on your desktop like Tic Tac Toe.
- The Verge AI
Google’s AI Mode update lets you open links without leaving the page
Google is upgrading AI Mode in Chrome with a new feature that will allow you to open links to sources alongside your chat.
- MIT Tech Review
Making AI operational in constrained public sector environments
The AI boom has hit across industries, and public sector organizations are facing pressure to accelerate adoption.
- MIT Tech Review
Treating enterprise AI as an operating layer
There’s a fault line running through enterprise AI, and it’s not the one getting the most attention.