Before, AI was a clever parrot answering questions. Now it's flying fighter jets, breaking into governments, and driving paid taxis — all by itself.
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01:09 — The first fully autonomous AI cyberattack on a government An Israeli security firm caught AI agents — no human at the wheel — breaking into Taiwan's government over 4 days, 12 attack waves, 21 systems, cracking 85 accounts and walking out with 2,500 personal records. Suspected China-linked, unconfirmed. Cost of attack: collapsed, thanks to open-weight models and a harness.
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05:29 — Las Vegas becomes the world's biggest experiment Nevada approved Tesla, Waymo, and Uber (via Zoox and Motional) to charge for driverless rides — up to 5,000 cars each over 12 months, though Tesla's actual cap right now is 10. Munich, Berlin, and Vienna are all watching to see if it works.
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09:38 — AI judicial immunity A Nevada federal court ruled judges can't be sued even if they fully outsourced a ruling to AI. The case: a litigant caught a judge's ruling sounding AI-written and sued — dismissed, because courts don't have to decide if the AI claim is true, only whether AI use creates liability.
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13:23 — An AI pilot flew a real F-16 A DARPA program had AI fly nearly the entire flight of an F-16 fighter jet, human only for takeoff. Pilotless combat jets are now openly being discussed.
None of this is a theoretical debate anymore. AI news for humans, not robots.
What is AI Neanderthal by Malcolm Werchota?
AI news for humans, not robots.
Every weekday, Malcolm Werchota comes out of the cave and explains what actually happened in AI — in plain language, with the numbers checked and the hype taken out. Around ten stories a day: three explained slowly, the rest fast.
No jargon. No breathless futurism. Just what happened, what it costs, and who gets handed the bill — explained the way you would explain it to a smart friend who does not work in tech.
If you run a company, sit on a board, or simply want to understand the technology reshaping your industry, this is your daily 25 minutes. Keep the stories that touch your world.
Stay curious, stay human.