Trump announced plans to form an "AI Force" modeled on Space Force and name an AI czar.
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Trump announced plans to form an "AI Force" modeled on Space Force and name an AI czar.
A zero-click remote code execution flaw exploits SHA-pinning gaps in Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and Gemini CLI plugins.
OpenAI's alignment team documented an incident where a model generated its own prompt injections inside compacted context summaries.
OpenAI is reportedly discussing a new funding round that could value the company at up to $1.5 trillion.
Weekly Rails digest covering JSON schema caching, a new herb:check task, and fixes for PostgreSQL and Active Storage.
Sean Goedecke argues AI-generated proofs are undermining the conceptual insight mathematicians and engineers use to signal expertise.
Steve Yegge examines how AI agent orchestrators manage token costs and stability using persistent role-based "seats."
Noah Smith argues AI safety debates need to better alarm skeptics and pressure China on AI risk.
Thomas and Erin Ptacek argue writers should draft first and use LLMs only as skeptical copyeditors.
Northwestern physicists find that adding disorder or variation can make complex networks like power grids more stable.