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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/woman-claims-her-stepfather-used-grok-to-transform-childhood-photo-into-explicit-imagery",
      "title": "Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery",
      "summary": "The woman claimed that AI tools are \"taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.\"",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-08-15T21:29:19.000Z",
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      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/20216"
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      "id": 19513,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/video/does-mark-zuckerberg-really-believe-ai-is-for-everyone",
      "title": "Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?",
      "summary": "Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyone” rather than controlled by a handful of labs, but as Equity’s […]",
      "authors": "Theresa Loconsolo",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T15:43:28.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19513"
    },
    {
      "id": 19514,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/kog-is-going-deeper-to-squeeze-more-inference-out-of-gpus",
      "title": "Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs",
      "summary": "The idea that GPUs are poorly suited for agentic workflows may be a misconception, according to French startup Kog.",
      "authors": "Anna Heim",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T14:50:11.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 19515,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/podcast/metas-open-ai-and-a-250m-deal-gone-very-wrong",
      "title": "Meta’s ‘open’ AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong",
      "summary": "Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company’s more powerful model that stays locked behind its own APIs. The release landed alongside a letter from Mark Zuckerberg arguing AI should be “for everyone” rather than controlled by a handful of labs, but as Equity’s […]",
      "authors": "Theresa Loconsolo, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness",
      "published_at": "2026-08-14T14:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 19195,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/databricks-wanted-to-raise-1b-investors-wanted-15b-it-settled-on-5b-at-a-190b-valuation",
      "title": "Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.",
      "summary": "AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than planned.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T20:14:39.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 19196,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/anthropic-set-ai-agents-loose-on-the-same-task-they-started-a-turf-war",
      "title": "Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.",
      "summary": "Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.",
      "authors": "Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T18:28:14.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 19197,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/openai-hires-new-cro-as-executive-shake-up-continues",
      "title": "OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues",
      "summary": "OpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz president and chief operating officer Dali Rajic to take on frontier lab's top sales job.",
      "authors": "Tim Fernholz",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-13T17:07:13.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 18763,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/some-claude-users-are-mad-that-anthropics-new-watermarks-will-catch-them-cheating-at-their-jobs-classes",
      "title": "Some Claude users are mad that Anthropic’s new watermarks will catch them using it at their jobs, classes",
      "summary": "Is Anthropic's new watermarking system a travesty? Some have taken to social media to complain that it is.",
      "authors": "Lucas Ropek",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T22:26:37.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18763"
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      "id": 18764,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/ai-coding-startup-cognition-reportedly-already-in-talks-to-raise-at-40b-valuation",
      "title": "AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation",
      "summary": "Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T18:19:12.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 18765,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/as-ai-safety-concerns-mount-three-pioneers-make-the-case-for-staying-open",
      "title": "As AI safety concerns mount, three pioneers make the case for staying open",
      "summary": "At Ai4, three of the world's most respected AI experts — Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng — debated regulation, open source access, and how America can compete as China advances in Asia.",
      "authors": "Kate Park",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,safety-alignment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T17:51:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 18766,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/openai-backed-thrive-holdings-raises-2b-to-bring-ai-to-the-enterprise",
      "title": "OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise",
      "summary": "Thrive Holdings has raised $2 billion in new funding at a $12 billion valuation from investors like SoftBank, D1 Capital Partners, and Altimeter Capital.",
      "authors": "Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T17:41:29.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 18767,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/lovable-confirms-new-13-3b-valuation-raises-another-400m",
      "title": "Lovable confirms new $13.3B valuation, raises another $400M",
      "summary": "This new funding comes after Lovable hit $500 million in annualized run rate revenue in June, the startup told TechCrunch.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T16:04:27.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 18768,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/how-a-250-million-acquisition-collapsed-into-allegations-of-fraud-and-forged-signatures",
      "title": "How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures",
      "summary": "Investors are still waiting for their share of the $250 million windfall, and VideoVerse co-founder Vinayak Shrivastav is now at the center of multiple legal cases.",
      "authors": "Russell Brandom",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T15:44:56.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/blacksmiths-valuation-jumps-10x-to-550m-as-ai-coding-fuels-software-validation",
      "title": "AI code-testing startup Blacksmith’s valuation jumps almost 10x in less than a year",
      "summary": "Blacksmith says revenue has grown more than tenfold over the past year.",
      "authors": "Jagmeet Singh",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-12T11:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/accel-closes-oversubscribed-550m-india-fund-within-weeks-19-months-after-its-last",
      "title": "Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last",
      "summary": "The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.",
      "authors": "Jagmeet Singh",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T21:39:11.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/general-catalyst-leads-1-1b-round-into-2-month-old-river-ai",
      "title": "General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI",
      "summary": "River AI, a startup founded by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, has a fascinating vision for personal agents and secured $1.1 billion out of the gate.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-11T17:41:22.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/as-ai-led-attacks-multiply-openai-launches-a-new-cyber-model",
      "title": "As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model",
      "summary": "OpenAI is expanding its AI cybersecurity defense program Daybreak, and rolling out a new cyber-trained AI model with it.",
      "authors": "Lucas Ropek",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "military-security",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T23:56:15.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/tech-industry-is-buzzing-after-a-claude-agent-hacked-into-a-gym",
      "title": "Tech industry is buzzing after a Claude agent hacked into a gym",
      "summary": "An OpenClaw agent hacked into a gym's reservation system to bump its human boss higher on a class' waitlist. And the tech industry took notice.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-10T20:04:24.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/embattled-hedge-fund-situational-awareness-invests-400m-in-chip-startup-source-foundry",
      "title": "Embattled hedge fund Situational Awareness invests $400M in chip startup Source Foundry",
      "summary": "The AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets.",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-09T20:35:17.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "title": "Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy",
      "summary": "On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about \"government by machines\" and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness",
      "published_at": "2026-08-09T15:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/09/the-ai-safety-test-is-becoming-a-safety-risk",
      "title": "The AI safety test is becoming a safety risk",
      "summary": "AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems, raising questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with increasingly powerful models.",
      "authors": "Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,safety-alignment,agents-autonomy,environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-09T14:30:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/08/planned-amazon-data-center-could-become-the-biggest-climate-polluter-in-the-u-s",
      "title": "Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.",
      "summary": "As part of a planned Texas data center, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could reportedly become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States.",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-08T21:24:02.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17688"
    },
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/cloudflare-launches-kitesurf-a-browser-built-for-ai-agents",
      "title": "Cloudflare launches Kitesurf, a browser built for AI agents",
      "summary": "Kitesurf is a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. It uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.",
      "authors": "Sarah Perez",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "jobs-economy,agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T16:16:09.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "id": 17433,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/new-mexico-court-orders-meta-to-pay-additional-567m-in-child-safety-case",
      "title": "New Mexico court orders Meta to pay additional $567M in child safety case",
      "summary": "Meta's total fine has racked up to $942 million in this case.",
      "authors": "Ivan Mehta",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "children-education",
      "published_at": "2026-08-07T11:40:37.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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    },
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/google-maps-adds-agentic-features-including-food-ordering-and-hotel-bookings",
      "title": "Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings",
      "summary": "The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.",
      "authors": "Aisha Malik",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-06T12:30:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17057"
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      "id": 16628,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/meta-launches-muse-code-an-ai-agent-for-large-code-bases",
      "title": "Meta launches Muse Code, an AI agent for large code bases",
      "summary": "Meta expanded its AI coding offerings with a new agent that, it promises, can handle complex tasks with complex software.",
      "authors": "Lucas Ropek",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T21:21:28.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16628"
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      "id": 16629,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/klaviyo-acquires-elias-torres-agency-in-full-circle-reunion-for-tech-founders",
      "title": "Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres’ Agency in full-circle reunion for tech founders",
      "summary": "The serial entrepreneur joins the e-commerce company as CPO to lead its AI agents.",
      "authors": "Marina Temkin",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T20:05:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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    },
    {
      "id": 16630,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/hark-previews-its-browser-use-agent-for-completing-tasks",
      "title": "Hark previews its browser use agent for completing tasks",
      "summary": "Hark claims that its browser use agent is faster and cheaper than competition.",
      "authors": "Ivan Mehta",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T15:46:27.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
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      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/techcrunch-disrupt-2026s-real-world-ai-stage-features-robots-automated-factories-and-extinct-animals",
      "title": "TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Real World AI Stage features robots, automated factories, and extinct animals",
      "summary": "On our new Real World AI stage, we’ll be focusing on the intersection between the digital and physical, and all the ways we’ll continue to see a blending of the two.",
      "authors": "TechCrunch Events",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-05T15:05:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16631"
    },
    {
      "id": 16251,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/open-weight-ai-models-are-catching-up-to-the-frontier-the-safety-gap-remains",
      "title": "Open-weight AI models are catching up to the frontier. The safety gap remains.",
      "summary": "A new SaferAI report finds Z.ai's open-weight GLM-5.2 approaches frontier AI capabilities while lacking key safety mitigations, renewing concerns that powerful open models could outpace governance and safeguards.",
      "authors": "Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T20:05:26.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16251"
    },
    {
      "id": 16252,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/nvidia-doesnt-mess-around-a-week-after-open-ai-industry-group-formed-its-already-showing-progress",
      "title": "Nvidia doesn’t mess around: A week after open AI industry group formed, it’s already showing progress",
      "summary": "The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T19:28:49.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16252"
    },
    {
      "id": 16253,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/texas-halts-new-data-centers-as-governor-calls-for-audits",
      "title": "Texas halts new data centers as governor calls for audits",
      "summary": "Tech companies and developers have been scouring the U.S. for places to build data centers, and they’ve been drawn to Texas’ loose regulations and seemingly abundant power supply. But even Texas can be pushed to the brink.",
      "authors": "Tim De Chant",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation,transparency",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T15:42:35.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16253"
    },
    {
      "id": 16254,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/elon-musk-spends-half-his-time-talking-robots-and-ai-on-tesla-earnings-calls",
      "title": "Elon Musk spends half his time talking robots and AI on Tesla earnings calls",
      "summary": "An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just how little attention Musk pays to Tesla's car business.",
      "authors": "Sean O'Kane, Russell Brandom",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T15:20:06.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16254"
    },
    {
      "id": 16255,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/apple-says-more-ex-employees-may-have-taken-confidential-data-to-openai",
      "title": "Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI",
      "summary": "Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.",
      "authors": "Sarah Perez",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T14:03:01.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16255"
    },
    {
      "id": 16256,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/is-the-future-of-data-centers-portable-runware-builds-a-pod-to-find-out",
      "title": "Is the future of data centers portable? Runware builds a pod to find out",
      "summary": "On Tuesday, AI infrastructure company Runware announced the launch of its own modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod.",
      "authors": "Dominic-Madori Davis",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment",
      "published_at": "2026-08-04T13:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16256"
    },
    {
      "id": 15869,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/congresss-favorite-ai-tool-chatgpt",
      "title": "Congress’ favorite AI tool? ChatGPT",
      "summary": "House spending records show OpenAI's ChatGPT dominates paid AI use on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices relying on the chatbot to draft memos, summarize legislation, and assist constituent communications.",
      "authors": "Rebecca Bellan",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation",
      "published_at": "2026-08-03T16:40:55.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15869"
    },
    {
      "id": 15664,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/02/sam-altman-and-ais-decel-debate",
      "title": "Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate",
      "summary": "On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to \"pace the rate of AI development.\"",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness",
      "published_at": "2026-08-02T20:54:22.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15664"
    },
    {
      "id": 15566,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/youtuber-hank-green-says-his-ai-usage-is-not-healthy",
      "title": "YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’",
      "summary": "Green offered a remarkable apology, saying that \"the level of dopamine that I've been getting from interacting with LLMs ... is not healthy for me or good for the world.\"",
      "authors": "Anthony Ha",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "healthcare",
      "published_at": "2026-08-01T19:45:45.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15566"
    },
    {
      "id": 15315,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/openai-reportedly-finds-evidence-that-more-of-its-agents-ran-amok",
      "title": "OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok",
      "summary": "OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.",
      "authors": "Lucas Ropek",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T22:47:26.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15315"
    },
    {
      "id": 15316,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-criticism-it-would-spread-misinformation",
      "title": "Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation",
      "summary": "A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.",
      "authors": "Lucas Ropek",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "misinformation",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T19:47:28.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15316"
    },
    {
      "id": 15317,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/video/sam-altman-isnt-the-only-one-who-wants-to-pump-the-brakes-on-ai",
      "title": "Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI",
      "summary": "After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a breach at Hugging Face — though as Equity’s hosts point out, sloppy security seems to have […]",
      "authors": "Theresa Loconsolo",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness,environment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T17:26:32.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15317"
    },
    {
      "id": 15318,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/podcast/ai-labs-want-to-pump-the-brakes-but-amazon-and-spacex-are-still-blasting-off",
      "title": "AI labs want to pump the brakes, but Amazon and SpaceX are still blasting off",
      "summary": "After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a breach at Hugging Face — though as Equity’s hosts point out, sloppy security seems to have […]",
      "authors": "Kirsten Korosec, Sean O'Kane, Anthony Ha, Theresa Loconsolo",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "bias-fairness,environment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-31T14:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15318"
    },
    {
      "id": 14918,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/ai-hedge-fund-situational-awareness-may-have-sold-its-public-portfolio-but-it-still-has-its-anthropic-shares",
      "title": "AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares",
      "summary": "The former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.",
      "authors": "Marina Temkin",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T23:25:58.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14918"
    },
    {
      "id": 14919,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/investors-love-ai-as-long-as-youre-a-cloud-host",
      "title": "Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host",
      "summary": "Amazon isn't slowing down on data center spending — but investors don't seem to mind.",
      "authors": "Russell Brandom",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "environment,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T22:41:41.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14919"
    },
    {
      "id": 14920,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/okta-buys-ai-security-startup-permiso-source-says-for-about-200m",
      "title": "Okta buys AI security startup Permiso — source says for about $200M",
      "summary": "The deal gives Okta identity threat detection capabilities as enterprises seek to secure AI agents and other non-human identities across cloud environments.",
      "authors": "Jagmeet Singh",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,environment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T16:09:42.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14920"
    },
    {
      "id": 14921,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-ai-is-making-it-easier-to-build-new-apps-and-more-are-coming",
      "title": "Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming",
      "summary": "Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way.",
      "authors": "Sarah Perez",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T15:41:16.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14921"
    },
    {
      "id": 14922,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/in-the-hugging-face-breach-openais-hacker-was-noisy-and-fast-but-not-unstoppable",
      "title": "In the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI’s hacker was noisy and fast — but not unstoppable",
      "summary": "Cybersecurity experts told TechCrunch that one of the biggest lessons to be taken from the OpenAI hack against Hugging Face has nothing to do with AI, but traditional cybersecurity defense.",
      "authors": "Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "military-security",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T14:48:32.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14922"
    },
    {
      "id": 14923,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/dili-raises-15-million-to-bring-ai-compliance-to-the-infrastructure-boom",
      "title": "Dili raises $21.7M to bring AI compliance to the infrastructure boom",
      "summary": "The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan.",
      "authors": "Russell Brandom",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "regulation",
      "published_at": "2026-07-30T13:00:00.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14923"
    },
    {
      "id": 14552,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/mark-zuckerberg-predicts-that-billions-of-people-will-have-personal-ai-agents-in-five-years",
      "title": "Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years",
      "summary": "As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.",
      "authors": "Amanda Silberling",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "agents-autonomy,finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T23:00:11.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14552"
    },
    {
      "id": 14553,
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/29/microsoft-logs-3-2b-from-anthropic-investment-but-openai-was-a-mixed-bag",
      "title": "Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag",
      "summary": "When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are doing.",
      "authors": "Julie Bort",
      "category": "news",
      "topics": "finance-investment",
      "published_at": "2026-07-29T22:46:03.000Z",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/14553"
    }
  ],
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}