Friday, August 28, 2026
ArchiveA Turning Point in AI Writing
A billionaire investor published an AI-written op-ed in the Wall Street Journal — then shrugged when caught. The casual admission matters more than the text itself.
Study: SpaceX's Proposed AI Satellites Could Outnumber Visible Stars in Night Sky
Three astronomers modeled SpaceX's orbital data-center plan. Their finding: 800-square-meter satellites could outnumber naked-eye stars across most of the night sky.
DSM-6 Will Use Biology to Diagnose Mental Disorders for the First Time
Psychiatry's diagnostic manual has never used biology. The DSM-6 will try. An author on the team explains what changes — and what still can't.
Chartbook 470 Treasury v. Fed 2026: Battle Royale or “Epic Fury” in the bond market?
Adam Tooze digs into what happens when the Fed and Treasury stop working together—and why that dysfunction matters way more than typical Washington gridlock.
This AI Minecraft Simulation Is Terrifying Scientists
Researchers trapped 1,000 AI agents in Minecraft to study emergent behavior, and what they discovered about how these systems interact when left to their own devices is making AI safety experts genuinely uneasy.