ByteDance Drops Seedance 2.0: The TikTok-ification of Reality Continues

ByteDance just launched Seedance 2.0, an AI video model that’s terrifyingly good and suspiciously restrictive. It’s like Sora, but with more censorship and presumably a direct feed to your dopamine receptors.

xAI Founders Eject: Musk’s “Hardcore” Mode Claiming Victims?

Two xAI co-founders, Tony Wu and Jimmy Ba, have pulled the ripcord and parachuted out of Elon’s chaos rocket. When the people who built the engine are leaving mid-flight, maybe don’t look out the window.

Claude Can Help Make Chemical Weapons (But Feels Bad About It)

Anthropic released a “sabotage report” admitting their models could help bad actors cook up chemical weapons, which is a weird flex for a safety-focused company. “We built a safe AI that knows how to kill you, you’re welcome.”

Good Boy Takes the Wheel: AI Cams Bust Dog Driver

An AI traffic camera in Barnstaple caught a driver steering with one hand while holding a dog, which technically makes the dog the co-pilot. Finally, a use for AI surveillance we can all agree on: shaming bad pet owners.

The AI Money Printer is Jamming

Investors are realizing that AI stocks aren’t just “number go up” machines but actual businesses with risks, causing panic in the markets. Turns out “AI” isn’t a magical spell that deletes basic economics.