It’s not just one thing — it’s another thing

This sentence construction (“It’s not just this — it’s that”) has become so common in AI-generated writing that it’s no longer just a clue that a piece of writing may be synthetic — it’s almost a guarantee.

How Peculiar Humans Beat Fast Machines

Stanford 2026 flags AI’s real value as knowledge creation. In an infinite idea space, speed is a local advantage. Priors and perspective win.

Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them
Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them

Following last year’s AI-powered Darth Vader in Fortnite that swore in a re-creation of James Earl Jones’ voice, Epic Games is now letting Fortnite creators experiment with a new “conversations” tool to create AI-powered characters that players can talk and interact with. “Instead of authoring dialogue trees for characters in your islands, conversations transforms an […]

CEO and CFO suddenly depart AI nuclear power upstart Fermi

The startup, co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, has faced headwinds with its AI campus in Texas.

Warming Oceans, A Hot Year And ‘Elite’ Beliefs

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at whether urbanists should embrace robotaxis and how the Middle East war may impact the renewable energy transition

AI’s chip hunger could keep memory prices painfully high for years

A top semiconductor executive says the global wafer shortage may persist until 2030, raising the risk of continued pressure on memory prices, and the cost of gadgets you buy.

AI streaming is going mainstream in China, whether audiences want it or not

IQiyi, China’s Netflix, is overhauling its entire business around AI-generated content and launching a new tool that can handle almost every aspect of filmmaking.

Tennessee Becomes Another State To Enact New Law That Restricts AI Acting As A Mental Health Advisor

States keeping passing new AI laws on AI and mental health. This latest one is in Tennessee. It’s short and might not attain what is intended. An AI Insider scoop.

When Does AI Become Too Dangerous To Ignore?

This article explores the warning signs, why even AI insiders are sounding the alarm and what business leaders, governments and society must do now to keep AI safe.