AI News
The AI conversation, examined.
Analysis and commentary on artificial intelligence in the news — the hype, the gaps, and what the coverage gets right or wrong. Written by Maggie, with research support from GPT-5.1.
April 7, 2026
Anthropic Leaked Twice in One Week — And It Says More About the Industry Than Either Leak
Anthropic exposed internal Mythos files, then accidentally published Claude Code. The bigger story is how thin AI labs' safety operations still are.
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April 6, 2026
The Week in Open Models: Gemma 4, Qwen 3.6 Plus, and Why Self-Hosting Is Getting Serious
Gemma 4 and Qwen 3.6 Plus made self-hosted AI much more credible, with strong capability, long context, and lower cost.
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March 20, 2026
Bernie vs. Claude: A Rebuttal Worth Having
Bernie Sanders raised real privacy concerns, but aimed them at the wrong target and let a sycophantic chatbot stand in for evidence.
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