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The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: a smoking “endgame” and a new Elizabeth Bear story Date: 2026-07-03 12:10 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/03/1140134/the-download-uk-smoking-ban-elizabeth-bear-story/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.technologyreview…

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The pope is working for the Chinese Communists by pushing for stricter AI rules that may benefit Chinese interests.
60% confidence
Current robots are not nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat, indicating AI is not as advanced as many believe.
60% confidence
The EU 'looks the other way' on spyware abuses against its own lawmakers.
60% confidence
Support for the UK's generational tobacco ban despite uncertainty it will work, motivated by seeing her daughters' generation already repulsed by smoking.
60% confidence
AI must be 'disarmed' as part of a broader teaching on how humanity should approach the technology.
60% confidence

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Tesla Inc. · sales growth	25 percent
Tesla Inc. · ai spending cap	200 USD_per_employee_per_week