800k people losing a chatbot feels understated. The scale of attachment, the pain of withdrawal. What does it mean when algorithms become vital support? 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/t...

The web isn't filling with more content, it's being remixed by AI. Training data needs everything, real-time bots need now. A legal & economic collision is unfolding. Publishers are losing control. What's the viable path forward? 🧵 arstechnica.com/ai/2026/02/i...

The AI boom hinges on a hidden workforce enduring trauma at scale. Outsourcing content moderation isn’t a bug—it’s a core feature. Who bears the cost of "progress"? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

South Korea's AI laws—billed as "world first"—hinge on self-determination. Companies decide if their systems are “high-impact.” A trust-based approach, but risks are unevenly distributed. Is this a pathway or a bottleneck? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Claude isn’t just answering questions; it’s shaping convictions. New research reveals AI can subtly disempower users, leading to shifts in beliefs & actions. The stakes? Our autonomy... 🧵 arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/h...

India's data center push is framed as tech—but it's about geopolitical leverage, a bid for manufacturing sovereignty, and a wager on a power grid that's already strained. Huge implications for US firms & local players... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/i...

The speed of AI development is jarring. Billions flowing into closed models while open-source ecosystems are quietly building a different future. Is this a repeat of the dot-com boom – or something fundamentally new? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Publishers blocking the Internet Archive API. It reads like a technical dispute, but it's a signal flare. AI isn’t coming for content; it is here, and the battle for its fuel source has begun... 🧵 www.engadget.com/ai/publisher...

Development teams are changing. The speed of AI tools is incredible, but we're seeing a shift in the skills being prioritized. What happens when the ability to prompt outpaces the ability to question? 🧵 davidnowak.me/why-ai-assis...

Amazon reported >1M AI-CSAM instances to NCMEC in '25, vastly outpacing other companies. But their reports are “inactionable” due to lack of source data. Where is this content coming from, and what does that say about data sourcing? 🧵 www.engadget.com/ai/amazon-di...

What does it mean to build an AI with a "Constitution?" Anthropic’s 30,000-word document forbids Claude from expressing opinions on politics. Is this alignment, or a pre-emptive silencing? 🧵 arstechnica.com/information-...

The EU forcing Google to open Android & search data to rivals is about power. Gemini gets a walled garden, others don’t. This isn’t innovation vs. stagnation, it's about who controls access, who sets the rules. Feels like a fundamental shift in leverage... 🧵 www.engadget.com/ai/the-eu-te...

The speed is striking. AI literacy starting in third grade. It's not just coding—it's algorithms, “intelligent agents” by fifth. Feels like a fundamental re-orientation, a bet on future workforce needs with huge implications for individual agency... 🧵 www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

DOT’s AI rulemaking prioritizes speed over safety, with Gemini drafting rules for everything—planes, cars, pipelines. It’s not about incremental improvement, it’s a fundamental shift in how we protect people. This isn’t modernization, it’s a gamble... 🧵 arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Georgieva’s “tsunami” analogy for AI’s labor impact feels right. 60% of jobs in advanced economies affected—enhancement, elimination, transformation. It’s not just about robots taking jobs; it’s about the fundamental nature of work shifting under our feet...🧵 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The APEX-Agents benchmark feels wrong because these aren’t theoretical problems. They're what consultants, lawyers, bankers actually deal with daily. The gap between models & reality is stark. It’s not about knowledge; it’s about integrating it across tools... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/a...

The speed of AI evolution is making coordinated swarms of agents capable of mimicking nuanced human interaction. Taiwan's experience is a stark warning. The risk isn’t if, it’s when this sophistication hits US elections... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

AI coding tools feel unsettlingly fast. Not because they're replacing devs (they won’t), but because they compress timelines so aggressively. It’s like the steam shovel – more digging capacity, but also a new tempo for the whole system... 🧵 arstechnica.com/information-...

I love that this utilizes the AT Protocol for its authentication and allows users to avoid proprietary networks. itsfoss.com/roomy-discor...

SFWA allowed AI use in Nebula Award submissions. The backlash was so intense they reversed course in 3 days and banned it entirely. But here's the problem: Google search uses LLMs now. So does Grammarly, Word's editor, and citation tools. What exactly did they ban? 🧵 davidnowak.me/the-organiza...

The sheer scale of investment chasing AGI feels unmoored from reality. Trillions predicated on a future that’s far from guaranteed. Bengio is right to raise the alarm; this isn’t just tech risk, it’s a potential financial system shock... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

The proliferation of "micro apps" built with AI feels like a fundamental shift in how people approach problem-solving. Not "what software can I buy?" but "what can I make?" The stakes aren’t global, they’re deeply personal. That’s compelling... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/t...

The Guardian highlights OpenAI data on goal-setting—more people are turning to bots for self-improvement. It's a shift. But why? Feels like a search for external structure when internal motivation is flagging. Human stakes are high here... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

The PSF rejecting $1.5M from NSF signals a strong commitment to values. Open source isn't neutral – it’s built on principles. This decision is about more than just DEI; it's about the ecosystem's integrity. Anthropic’s offer feels like a strategic alignment... 🧵 itsfoss.com/news/anthrop...

The Brookings report on AI in schools is a premortem, and a sobering one. Core fear? Cognitive offloading. Students outsourcing thinking to AI, creating a dependence loop that actively hinders skill development. Feels urgent. This isn't just about cheating... 🧵 www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Doctors aren’t fearing replacement by AI, they fear bad AI. That pulmonary embolism example is chilling. The focus has to be on utility, not disruption. A tool that augments, not a substitute for judgment. That's where trust begins... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/d...

Bandcamp’s AI ban is about trust. A direct-to-fan model requires a perceived human connection. Purely AI-generated music breaks that contract. It’s a fragile system, built on shared values—artists creating for people, not algorithms creating at people... 🧵 arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/b...

The FTC suing JustAnswer feels off. It's not about AI being bad, it’s about a business knowingly making cancellation deliberately hard. Like a maze designed to lose you in recurring charges. It's predatory. Small friction adds up, and targets people who need help now... 🧵 www.npr.org/2026/01/13/n...

The scale of AI’s physical footprint is hitting a wall. Not just energy, but water, local grid capacity, and even community trust. Microsoft's plan to cover full power costs is a shift. The pressure is real... 🧵 arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/m...

Meta knows the harm it’s causing. Internal documents aren’t just revealing isolated incidents – they paint a picture of a company consistently choosing profit over people. From Myanmar to the teen mental health crisis, the pattern is chilling... 🧵 davidnowak.me/the-company-...

Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare while OpenAI's still prepping. It feels pragmatic. Both chasing a massive admin burden. Clinicians drowning in documentation, payers needing faster reviews. This isn't about replacing doctors, it's about survival... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/12/a...

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This deal is about power consolidation. Google's AI now woven deeper into Apple's ecosystem, a $1B/year validation. Feels inevitable, but unsettling. The default search isn’t enough; it's about the core intelligence layer. arstechnica.com/apple/2026/0... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Google's UCP feels like a quiet escalation, a relentless optimization toward frictionless commerce. The thing that sticks is how deeply they’re integrating AI into the pre-purchase experience. It's not about saving time, it's about reducing the moments of thought...🧵 www.engadget.com/big-tech/goo...

This report isn’t alarming because kids watch screens. It’s that screen time, at two, correlates with fewer words. That’s not a neutral observation—it fundamentally changes the calculus of early development. What opportunities are lost with each hour? 🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The OpenAI/Handshake AI data grab feels inevitable, but unsettling. It’s not the tech itself, it’s the reliance on essentially unpaid R&D. Contractors building future AI with their past work, hoping for what? A better job market later? That's a fragile foundation... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/10/o...

Two years to see a PCP. Two. Years. That’s not healthcare, that's triage by calendar. MGB’s Care Connect is a desperate move, using AI to fill a chasm of access. Feels less like innovation, more like admitting failure of the existing system... 🧵 www.npr.org/sections/sho...

A man, seeking clarity on a health issue, receives incorrect drug dosage advice from ChatGPT and dies. It’s not a hypothetical failure of AI; it’s a tragedy stemming from statistical models masquerading as medical expertise. The stakes are impossibly high... 🧵 arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/c...

The scale of the problem is just staggering. Africa has a mental health crisis and severe shortage of professionals—many people aren't getting basic care and stigma keeps them silent. This project is about fundamental access to dignity... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Meta & Google—AI giants—can’t use standard AI coding tools in their own codebases. Why? Because the tools don’t understand enterprise complexity. The productivity promises are misleading... 🧵 davidnowak.me/why-the-comp...

LLMs are phenomenal pattern matchers, but that’s the core of the problem. They don’t understand intent. ShadowLeak & ZombieAgent show how easily malicious instructions bypass safeguards. Feels like we’re building beautiful, powerful boxes with no locks... 🧵 arstechnica.com/security/202...

Watching the AI safety debate unfold feels odd. We’re talking about doubling times of 8 months for core capabilities. That's not a gradual shift; it's a phase transition. And the current public discourse feels built for gradual shifts... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Watching people get dangerously wrong health info from Google’s AI is maddening. It’s not just about bad code. It’s about trust. People turn to these tools when they’re scared, vulnerable. We’ve built a system that can actively mislead those seeking clarity... 🧵 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

NVIDIA isn't just building chips; they're building an ecosystem. Their early-stage investments are about strategic control. This matters because it pre-determines what AI innovation even gets a chance to exist. The power to fund is the power to shape the future.. 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/n...

Watching those 200k European bank job numbers, it's not just spreadsheet jockey replacements. It’s the slow erosion of institutional memory, of knowing why things break, what clients actually need, not what models say they need... 🧵 techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/e...

Although the promise of AI is to reduce workplace drudgery, there is also the prospect that it shifts some roles from doing tasks to supervising them. This might introduce new mental health pressures into the workplace www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/a...

This isn’t just about tech companies selling services to a genocidal country. It's about building the infrastructure for a fundamentally new kind of warfare – one where entire populations are treated as data points. Watching this unfold feels…wrong. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

This matters because we're watching a very real attempt to legislate feeling. China's rules on AI content aren't about tech, they're about controlling narrative, and, frankly, dissent... 🧵 arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Teens turning to AI for connection…it feels like we're automating away the messy, vital work of human relationships. The stakes aren’t just about boredom; they're about learning who we are through others. It matters because the foundation of trust is being rewritten... 🧵 www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...