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Pentagon, Anthropic Clash Over AI

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The U.S. Defense Department and AI firm Anthropic clashed over how artificial intelligence should be used in future battlefields, prompting safety and policy concerns among officials in Washington.

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I read some of these AI pieces like a psychoanalyst would—what’s the desire that this answers to?
February 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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Reposted by Dean Baker

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On Gen Z's (understandable!) anxiety: AI is likely to boost productivity, so we can create more with less. That likely creates a bigger pie. But a bigger pie won't pay the bills unless we figure out how to ensure that everyone gets a reasonable slice.
February 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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New paper in Current Directions in Psych Science: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

After countless arguments about what tasks ppl should/should not offload to AI, we instead argue that genAI can be used *augment* research protocols in novel ways. I.e. use AI to make better psych experiments!
February 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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Conversation with Corrie Bergeron on AI and education

aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/screw-arou...
“...screw around with it. See what it does. And we have to do that, fearlessly.”
Part 1 of my interview with Corrie Bergeron
aiedusimplified.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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In my recent feature on HBR IdeaCast, we unpack how AI agents are evolving into identic AI - personalized intelligence that reflects your judgment and executes with agency. A pivotal moment for leadership, organizations, and how we work.

hbr.org/podcast/2026...
With Rise of Agents, We Are Entering the World of Identic AI
A conversation with tech expert Don Tapscott about the potential for and pitfalls of identic AI.
hbr.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Quite an eye-opening video about the tech bros by the inimitable ClimateAdam. Watch it. youtu.be/py0XpKxAnNU
Climate Scientist Reacts to AI Overlords
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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This is your brain on AI…
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Reposted by Robb Willer

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"Artificial Intelligence and Labor Markets: Evidence from Google Trends" has been published at the Journal of Economics and Finance: doi.org/10.1007/s12197-025-... Free working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482...
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Ironically, most comments here are supporting the claim of the article...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM

Reposted by Peter Thorne

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Each week on #RTECountrywide we tackle a pressing question affecting rural affairs/farming/environment.

For mischief I’ve started asking newest #AI models the same question. All consistently really really badly wrong. On facts, orgs, conclusions … everything.

Not hallucinating, just rubbish.
February 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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This is a very interesting new paper in Nature about the role that feed algorithms on X play in influencing political attitudes.

No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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