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The Download: a reality check for geoengineering and the science of interoception

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: a reality check for geoengineering and the science of interoception Date: 2026-06-17 12:10 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/17/1139200/the-download-solar-geoengineering-interoception/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.t…
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  • G7 leaders are pushing for trusted-partner access to cutting-edge US AI models like Fable 5

    60% confidence
  • AlphaFold2 is the most complex project DeepMind has ever undertaken

    60% confidence
  • Solving protein structure prediction with AI is the reason Hassabis founded DeepMind and the culmination of his entire career in AI

    60% confidence
  • Solar geoengineering is moving from computer simulations to practical engineering, but even early deployment would require significant new infrastructure, time, and investment

    60% confidence
  • The Trump administration's AI export strategy risks undermining its own AI plans due to conflicting export controls, effectively creating an ad-hoc licensing regime for frontier AI

    60% confidence
  • The Mythos shutdown has sparked a global scramble for sovereign AI capabilities

    60% confidence
  • ChatGPT's market share has slipped below 50% for the first time, driven by the rise of Gemini and Claude

    60% confidence
  • Huawei's comeback has exposed the limits of US chip controls by overcoming restrictions on advanced chipmaking gear

    60% confidence
  • SpaceX is acquiring AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion following its IPO

    60% confidence
  • The Entity List is ineffective because lack of new blacklistings is likely leading American innovations to adversaries who could use them against the US

    60% confidence

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