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A Xiaomi electric SUV called the YU seven GT just set the first autonomous driving lap record at the Nürburgring, completing the circuit in ten minutes, twenty-nine seconds. That's a machine with no human at the wheel navigating one of the most punishing tracks on earth, and it marks a genuine milestone for Chinese automakers pushing hard into the autonomous space.
That story connects to a quieter but sharper debate happening in AI circles right now. A new essay argues that having a human in the loop during automated decision-making is not the same as having actual judgment in the loop. The distinction matters enormously as companies treat human oversight as a compliance checkbox rather than a meaningful safeguard.
And from the Bitcoin world, developers are now looking to retire a feature called replace-by-fee, which lets users bump a stuck transaction by paying a higher price. What was once a practical tool has become a way for outside parties to fingerprint and track individual transactions, raising real privacy concerns that the community can no longer ignore.
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