Today in AI — 6 May 2026 - Mitchell Bryson
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
On the same day, OpenAI and Anthropic each launched PE-backed services companies that embed their own engineers inside enterprises. The shift from selling API access to selling implementation reveals something the labs have quietly concluded: the model...
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
VS Code stamps Copilot as co-author on commits even with AI disabled. OpenAI turns on ad tracking for free users by default. The Academy now demands proof that a performance is 'demonstrably human.' The industry crossed a line this week: AI involvement is...
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
Multiple studies show that workers who use AI are judged as lazier, less skilled, and more replaceable — even when their output is identical. This ancient cognitive bias is silently crippling AI adoption by driving the most productive behaviour underground.
In one week, Microsoft shipped its most important AI product using competitors' models side by side, the Pentagon signed deals with seven AI providers instead of picking a winner, and xAI slashed prices by 40% to stay in the game. The lock-in playbook that...
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
All four Big Tech hyperscalers reported earnings on the same night, collectively committing nearly $700 billion to AI infrastructure in 2026. But the market's response drew a sharp line: Alphabet, whose Google Cloud grew 63% on AI demand, was rewarded....
Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.
In the space of 48 hours, OpenAI broke free from Microsoft exclusivity to land on AWS, GM replaced Google Assistant with Gemini in 4 million cars, and Harvard dropped ChatGPT Edu in favour of Claude. The pattern is unmistakable: switching AI providers has...
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Today's top AI news — curated links and commentary on the stories that matter for product builders.