Feb. 12, 2026
Pour Moi, C'est Le Déluge
Aaannddd…. Right on time here come the Chinese AI models. Elon Musk kicks off a major reorg of xAI. Google is warning of AI distillation attacks. New Waymo cars hit the road. And another interesting AI essay to read to you.
- Chinese AI startup Zhipu releases new flagship model GLM-5 (Reuters)
- Musk announces xAI re-org following co-founder departures, SpaceX merger (CNBC)
- Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon (NYTimes)
- Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini (NBCNews)
- Waymo begins deploying next-gen Ojai robotaxis to extend its U.S. lead (CNBC)
- The AI Vampire (Steve Yegge)
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