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theatlantic.com > health > 2026 > 09 > ai-virus-nature-pandemic > 688569

The AI Pandemic Isn’t On Its Way

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (146+ words) A clear check on AI-made viruses is the limit of existing knowledge about what makes viruses dangerous. Yet plenty of others might be, thanks to evolution. Last month, a team of scientists published a high-profile paper describing how they’d taught…...

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 09 > stop-calling-ai-companies-labs > 688528

Stop Calling AI Companies ‘Labs’

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (155+ words) Even so, Anthropic has a habit of landing on ambiguity about the fallout of its technology. In its education report, for instance, Anthropic, the entity best equipped to observe whether students are... The term lends an air of scientific rigor…...

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 08 > irreplaceable-climate-activists-ai-backlash > 688404

The AI Backlash Is Transforming Into a Political Movement

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (69+ words) Some three-quarters of Americans oppose a data center being built in their area, three-quarters of Americans think AI will hurt their job security, nearly 70 percent think the technology is advancing... A new group is targeting tech companies and the government…...

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theatlantic.com > photography > 2026 > 08 > scenes-2026-world-humanoid-robot-games > 688388

Scenes From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (66+ words) More than 600 teams brought 2,000 robots to Beijing for the second edition of this annual competition, where humanoid robots compete in a wide variety of events, including athletics and household tasks. More than 600 teams brought 2,000 robots to Beijing for the second…...

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An 11-Year-Old Takes on a Nuclear Power Plant

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 08 > car-prices-memory-ram-ai > 688329

The AI Boom Is About to Make Cars Even More Expensive

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (23+ words) The Atlantic Prepare yourself for an average sticker price of $60,000....

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 08 > what-if-china-wins-ai-race > 688256

What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race?

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (183+ words) For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward. Perhaps anything is possible. At a moment when AI models are self-directing massive security breaches and designing novel pathogens, when…...

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 08 > mark-zuckerberg-ai-manifesto > 688269

Mark Zuckerberg’s Convenient Truth

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (87+ words) theatlantic.com The Meta CEO has a new message now that his company is losing the AI race. At this stage in the AI race, if one of your chatbots hasn’t escaped the lab and run amok, people start to…...

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theatlantic.com > technology > 2026 > 08 > openai-hacks-panic > 688264

It May Be Time to Panic About AI

1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (102+ words) Bots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in? The crisis began quietly, on September 12, 2024. That was the day OpenAI announced a new sort of bot, known as a “reasoning model,” that was trained to…...

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theatlantic.com > photography > 2026 > 08 > photos-wildfires-burn-through-spokane-neighborhoods > 688157

Photos: Wildfires Burn Through Spokane Neighborhoods

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (49+ words) The Atlantic Tens of thousands of residents have been forced to flee as three fast-moving fires burned through forests and residential areas in Spokane, Washington, over the weekend. More than 600 structures have reportedly burned so far, and the fires remain…...