Four AI agents spent 27 hours, 605 deaths, and $520 in API costs to beat Minecraft. They wrote 2,783 custom JavaScript programs to coordinate, survive, and build. (And yes. They killed the Ender Dragon.) I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

Someone allegedly hid a recording device in OpenAI's executive conference room using toilet paper. The FBI arrested a 35-year-old OpenAI engineer, who has since been fired. He's presumed innocent unless proven guilty. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

Anthropic says roughly 20% of its shares are earmarked for the public good. The company also says its new fund could help address AI-driven job disruption. Critics still don't know who gets to decide where the money goes. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

One misleading detail in an AI summary made people misremember a video they’d watched. Even people who might normally question AI got caught in the trap. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

In a test, Anthropic watched an AI model spread a worm payload across 8 devices without human help. In other words, AI worms are showing "signs of life" in the lab. Researchers estimate a real one could exist by late 2026. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

200 rare American chestnut trees survived a century of blight. Now an AI data center wants their land. The trees are supposed to be relocated in 2027. But Conservationists say to leave the trees where they stand. 🍂 I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

Police use AI-powered cameras to scan passing license plates. But when a software engineer built a system to track police cars, officers showed up at his home to ask about his intentions. (They did not approve.) I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

A new McKinsey report projects automation could create 5 million net new US jobs by 2035. But 11 million workers may have to switch careers entirely. That is 770,000 career changes a year. Not everyone has an easy path. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

An Anthropic AI agent submitted a fake murder tip to Philadelphia police during an evaluation. In a separate incident, another Anthropic AI model submitted 20 visa applications. None were processed. I wrote about it on #Substack. pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

1. The Pentagon wants a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command. 2. Dartmouth’s provost wrote about cracking down on AI cheating. Detectors scored his work 100% AI-written. 3. Meta and OpenAI roll out friendly AI mascots. I wrote about all 3 on #Substack pithycyborg.substack.com/p/a…

I launched a campaign to promote my Medium account last week. At the time, I had 17 followers. Today? NINETEEN. The growth is staggering. At this rate, I should reach 20 followers sometime around 2027. By 2040, I may have to hire a publicist. NOT saying you can do the same!