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Andrej Karpathy: Opus 5 Meets Lord of the Rings (Aug. 1, 2026)
Opus 5 used a large token budget to write thousands of three.js lines, procedurally rendering Lord of the Rings’ first paragraph, producing a janky yet impressive scene. LLMs can create custom worlds on demand, but struggle to audit them. -
Matthew Green: Some thoughts about Anthropic’s new cryptanalysis results (Jul. 29, 2026)
Anthropic used an advanced AI to produce two cryptanalysis results: a meaningful key-recovery attack on the proposed HAWK signature, halving its effective security, and a modest speedup against 7‑round AES that remains impractical. Verification remains the bottleneck, requiring human checks. -
Futurism: In 2026, 37 arrests and 12 additional police interventions (Aug. 3, 2026)
While Futurism notes this as astounding, the total number of arrests doesn’t seem very large considering the reporting about concern about data centers -
WSJ: German Robotics Startup Agile Robots Set to Double Revenue This Year (Aug. 2, 2026)
Agile Robots has DeepMind partnership to add AI reasoning to its robots. -
WSJ: What the 1920s Can Teach Us About Surviving the AI Revolution (May 2, 2026)
The 1920s spread of cars, radio, movies, and electrification upended norms, created mass culture, and sparked moral panic, yet produced jobs, conveniences, and acceptance. -
WSJ: Love in the Time of AI: Chatbots Are Taking Over Online Dating (Aug. 3, 2026)
Apps like Amata and Known using chatbots to recommend paid, in-person dates, promising less swiping. Users report faster connections, limited pools, and generic pitches, while legacy apps add AI tools as coaches, not replacements. -
AP News: AI staging experiment draws boos at Wagner festival in Germany (Aug. 2, 2026)
An AI-driven projection experiment at the Bayreuth Wagner festival produced a shifting collage, including images of Helmut Kohl, the World Trade Center, and a reunification stamp, which left the audience confused, booing. Singers and conductor Christian Thielemann received warm applause. -
NY Times Opinion: Why State Ownership of A.I. Is a Bad Idea (Aug. 3, 2026)
NYTimes editorial argues the government should not take equity stakes; taxation and regulation are the proper tools to share gains and curb harms. -
NY Times: Nanit and Other Baby-Tracking Start-Ups Eye Collecting Even More Data (Aug. 2, 2026)
Young parents are embracing babytech like Nanit, which records sleep, movement, and health data, and offers charts, alerts, and AI insights. This convenience raises worries about surveillance, costs, parental autonomy, and long-term storage or use of sensitive child data.