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The "AI is fancy autocomplete" vs. "Imminent RSI/AGI" argument.

Reddit r/singularity ↗ · 6d ago

A discussion post contrasting two camps in AI discourse: those who view models as 'fancy autocomplete' versus those who believe recursive self-improvement and AGI are imminent within 1-2 years, with the author sharing their own shift toward the latter after using Claude Opus 5.5.

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AI is destroying my CS degree

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 6d ago Cached

A computer science student describes how her university's inconsistent AI policies, AI-generated coursework briefs, and overloaded tutors are degrading the quality of her degree experience.

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LLM APIs are sub-processors too: why an "EU region" doesn't take your prompts out of US CLOUD Act reach

Reddit r/ArtificialInteligence ↗ · 6d ago

An analysis of why an 'EU region' endpoint doesn't shield prompts from US CLOUD Act reach, since US-jurisdiction providers can be compelled over data in their control regardless of storage location, making LLM APIs an often-overlooked sub-processor in EU AI data-residency decisions.

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Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up

TechCrunch AI ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Apple is updating App Store policies to require an 18+ rating for dating apps and AI companion apps featuring sexual or romantic content, alongside new content descriptors for location-sharing features starting November 16.

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Im calling this the Altman Trap

Reddit r/singularity ↗ · 6d ago

A commentary post coining the term "Altman Trap," likely critiquing Sam Altman's or OpenAI's strategy and its implications for the AI industry.

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Who Gets to Hold the Reins of AI

Reddit r/artificial ↗ · 6d ago

An opinion piece quoting Sam Altman's claim that humans should never hand off control to AI, questioning who within humanity should hold that power given the risks of concentrating unprecedented influence in the hands of a few wealthy individuals and corporations.

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Apple is all in on AI — its own and everyone else’s

The Verge ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Apple 的最新财报显示其在 AI 领域采取轻资本策略,依托 25 亿活跃设备销售 AI 设备与订阅服务,而非像竞争对手那样大举投入基础设施,同时 Siri AI 采用 Gemini 技术并计划支持第三方模型选择。

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The Ubuntu 26.04 Rust sudo is not compatible with standard sudo

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Ubuntu 26.04's Rust-based sudo implementation is reportedly not compatible with standard sudo, potentially affecting scripts and tooling that rely on traditional sudo behavior.

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Death comes for XSLT

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Google's decision to remove XSLT from Chromium-based browsers takes effect around November 17, 2026, prompting developer backlash over broken web compatibility promises and warning banners injected into affected sites.

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GTA VI’s download will need up to 212GB of hard drive space

The Verge ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Rockstar Games confirmed that GTA VI's pre-load file will require up to 212GB of storage space, with pre-loading starting November 10th on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S ahead of the November 19th launch.

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Fable 5.5 vs GPT 6.2 Astra - SVG of a PS5 Controller

Reddit r/singularity ↗ · 6d ago

Presents comparison results between Fable 5.5 and GPT 6.2 Astra when generating an SVG of a PS5 controller, routed via stealth routing.

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The Elder Scrolls VI officially has a name: Sentinel

The Verge ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Bethesda officially revealed that the next game in The Elder Scrolls series is titled The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, set in Hammerfell, announced in a short video celebrating 40 years of Bethesda Game Studios with no further details shared.

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A new form of artificial intelligence could give scientists a clearer view of how living systems change over time and accelerate the pace of medical discoveries. The technology could be applied to accelerate drug discovery, precision medicine and other biomedical advances.

Reddit r/artificial ↗ · 6d ago Cached

University of Missouri researchers published a comprehensive review of flow matching, an emerging generative AI approach for biology that models how living systems change over time, providing a roadmap to accelerate drug discovery, precision medicine, and the development of AI-powered virtual cells.

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OpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’

The Verge ↗ · 6d ago Cached

OpenAI is quietly rebranding its data centers as "compute campuses" as part of a PR and policy push to defuse growing political backlash over the energy and environmental impact of AI infrastructure, launching a "Grid Protectors Program" in Georgia while critics call the rename a transparent attempt to escape an unpopular label.

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@NASA: This smoky specter is the Cat’s Head Nebula, captured in intricate detail by @NASAWebb. Its name comes from its shape, …

X AI KOLs Following ↗ · 6d ago Cached

NASA shared a James Webb Space Telescope image of the Cat's Head Nebula, named for its feline-like shape resembling a cosmic cat sitting with its back to the viewer.

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OpenAI seems to be silently re-enabling model training on Codex chats

Hacker News Top ↗ · 6d ago

Users report that OpenAI appears to have silently re-enabled the 'Improve the model for everyone' data-sharing setting in Codex, reactivating model training on their chats without explicit opt-in. Affected users are being pointed to ChatGPT data controls and OpenAI's privacy page to disable it again.

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Have AI models genuinely degraded over the past year, or am I imagining things?

Reddit r/ArtificialInteligence ↗ · 6d ago

A long-time AI user reports that models across ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, DeepSeek and coding agents like OpenCode have noticeably worsened at task understanding and instruction-following over the past year, prompting questions about post-training, alignment and inference changes. The post asks the community whether others are seeing the same cross-provider regression.

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Here's Why You Shouldn't Use AI to Vote

Wired ↗ · 6d ago Cached

WIRED reports that mainstream AI chatbots frequently deliver inaccurate, outdated, or partisan answers about the US midterms, with research showing nearly 40% of election responses contain factual errors and chatbots often cite 'pink slime' partisan sites.

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Ideas for social networks

Lobsters Hottest ↗ · 6d ago Cached

Raphael Kabo shares a personal reflection on building social software in the AI-assisted coding era, recounts running the ad-free community platform Sweet, and lists a series of speculative ideas for safer, more communal social networks.

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A truck-sized NASA space telescope is about to crash to Earth

The Verge ↗ · 6d ago Cached

NASA's aging Swift Observatory, a truck-sized space telescope launched nearly 22 years ago, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday after rescue attempts failed, with NASA saying the risk of harm from surviving components is low (about 1 in 2,100).

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