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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 37 MIN

Are You Ready For A ‘Hot Surveillance Summer’? - Week in Tech

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Who’s afraid of China’s open-source AI models? Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) breaks down the secret battle between Silicon Valley and Chinese AI labs, why Anthropic was surveilling China-based users, and whether "adversarial distillation" is a national security threat or just a term American companies invented to protect their bottom line. Then: ‘hot surveillance summer’ is here. Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) on the changing public perception of smart glasses, why the Kylie Jenner partnership was so successful, and where this trend may lead. Also, Apple is suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets. Additional Reading: Inside the secret AI war between Silicon Valley and China | The Washington Post Hot Surveillance Summer, AKA Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time | User Mag  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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