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Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei is pushing back this week, arguing that the growing resistance to artificial intelligence isn't really about the technology itself — it's about trust. He's calling it a fundamental crisis, and says the industry needs to earn confidence rather than simply demand it. That's a notable admission from someone building some of the most powerful AI systems in the world.
On the health front, Google is making a significant move into preventive medicine with a new smartwatch capable of tracking insulin resistance — a key early warning sign for diabetes. If the science holds up in real-world use, this could shift wearables from passive fitness trackers into genuine clinical tools, putting meaningful health data on millions of wrists.
And a finding worth sitting with — researchers say ordinary WiFi signals can now identify individuals with near-perfect accuracy, simply by analyzing how a body disrupts wireless signals moving through a space. No camera, no microphone, no login required. The implications for both security and surveillance are serious, and the technique works with hardware already installed in most homes and offices.
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