Quality Non-Fiction Books Are the Antithesis of AI Slop
Benjamin Breen, a writer and researcher, spent his first year of college shelving books in a university library, a task that taught him more than any formal class. By randomly samp...
Are AI Labs Pelicanmaxxing? The Real Test of AI Progress
Simon Willison’s test, asking AI models to generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle, has become a viral benchmark, with results often dominating Hacker News discussions. Yet...
AI Makes Programming Differently Difficult for Quality Managers
Programming has long been defined by the cognitive load of memory and recall, with studies showing that developers rely heavily on working memory and long-term knowledge to manage ...
Measuring AI Writing on arXiv: What Works and What Doesn’t
Over 30% of new papers on arXiv now read as AI-written, according to a study of 12,750 papers from 2021 to 2026. The rise is sharp, reaching 39% in early 2026, but the numbers are ...
Jack Dorsey Launches Buzz to Combine Team Chat, AI Agents and Git Hosting
Jack Dorsey’s new platform Buzz merges AI automation tools with team chat and Git hosting, a move that could shift how teams manage code and collaboration. You’re likely spendi...
Five US Tech Giants’ Hidden AI Debts Reach $1.65T, What It Means for Investors
Meta’s off-balance-sheet debt alone stands at $420 billion, nearly triple its transparent debt, as AI investments push hidden liabilities across five U.S. tech giants to $1.65 tr...
Moonshot AI Suspends New Subscriptions Amid Kimi K3 Demand Surge
Moonshot AI has paused new subscriptions for its Kimi K3 model after demand surged to levels that strained its GPU capacity. The move came after 48 hours of unprecedented interest,...
China’s Open-Weights AI Strategy is Winning in 2026
In 2026, Chinese companies like Moonshot and Alibaba are offering AI models that match the performance of OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction of the cost, and they’re doing it thr...
AI Advice Makes People Less Accurate But More Confident – Study
People who rely on AI advice are 76% more confident but 9% accurate, a study shows that access to AI advice can make humans less accurate while inflating their confidence. Research...
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making
At HashiCorp, Mitchell Hashimoto has watched colleagues fall into “AI psychosis,” unable to have rational conversations about the technology’s real impact. Companies are spen...
