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The AI Hype Index: AI goes to war

On the lighter side, AI agents are now going viral online. OpenAI hired the creator of OpenClaw, a popular AI agent. Meta snapped up Moltbook, where AI agents seem to ponder their... Read more »

Exclusive eBook: Are we ready to hand AI agents the keys?

We’re starting to give AI agents real autonomy, but are we prepared for what could happen next? This subscriber-only eBook explores this and angles from experts, such as “If we continue on... Read more »

This scientist rewarmed and studied pieces of his friend’s cryopreserved brain

Fahy was involved from the time the samples were taken. “We had Greg Fahy on the phone coordinating the whole thing, [including] where the biopsies were taken,” says Nick Llewellyn, who oversees... Read more »

The Download: tracing AI-fueled delusions, and OpenAI admits Microsoft risks

Their findings suggest that chatbots have a unique ability to turn a benign, delusion-like thought into a dangerous obsession. But the research struggles to answer a vital question: does AI cause delusions... Read more »

The hardest question to answer about AI-fueled delusions

But on Thursday I came across new research that deserves your attention: A group at Stanford that focuses on the psychological impact of AI analyzed transcripts from people who reported entering delusional... Read more »

The Download: animal welfare gets AGI-pilled, and the White House unveils its AI policy

Some brainstormed using custom agents in advocacy work, while others pitched cultivating meat with AI tools. But the real talk of the event was a flood of funding they expect will soon... Read more »

The Bay Area’s animal welfare movement wants to recruit AI

AI has injected a shot of optimism. Like much of Silicon Valley, many attendees at the summit subscribe to the idea that AI might dramatically increase their productivity—though their goal is not... Read more »

The Download: OpenAI is building a fully automated researcher, and a psychedelic trial blind spot

By September, the company plans to build “an autonomous AI research intern” that can take on a small number of specific research problems. The intern will be the precursor to the fully automated... Read more »

OpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher

For Pachocki, that’s a clear Yes. In fact, he thinks it’s just a matter of pushing ahead on the path we’re already on. A simple boost in all-round capability also leads to... Read more »

Mind-altering substances are (still) falling short in clinical trials

This phenomenon can distort the results of psychedelic drug trials. While a placebo in a traditional antidepressant drug trial improves symptoms by eight points, placebos in psychedelic trials improve symptoms by a... Read more »