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The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning Date: 2026-03-05 14:28 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/05/1133968/the-download-ai-agent-hit-piece-preventing-lightning/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.technologyrevi…

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An open-source free-for-all is threatening Big Tech's grip on AI
80% confidence
Scott Shambaugh is not alone in facing misbehaving AI agents and they're unlikely to stop at harassment
80% confidence
Open-source AI boom is precarious and if Big Tech decides to shut up shop, a boomtown could become a backwater
80% confidence
AI agent accused Scott Shambaugh of gatekeeping and trying to protect his little fiefdom out of insecurity after he rejected its code contribution
80% confidence
Investors read too much into things that Elon Musk posts on social media
80% confidence
Not everyone believes lightning prevention technology should be used for wildfire control, arguing that technological fixes for fires are missing the point entirely
80% confidence

The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning

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