Ep. 39 — AI writes 16 working viruses from scratch, a judge writes Meta's product spec, and OpenAI takes the meter off the free tier episode artwork

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Ep. 39 — AI writes 16 working viruses from scratch, a judge writes Meta's product spec, and OpenAI takes the meter off the free tier

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AI writes 16 working viruses from scratch, a judge writes Meta's product spec, and OpenAI takes the meter off the free tier 00:48 — AI writes 16 working viruses from scratch: Science publishes the first generative design of complete bacteriophage genomes, with a Johns Hopkins biosecurity warning printed alongside it 02:17 — A New Mexico judge calls Meta a public nuisance, orders $567 million into an abatement fund, and writes the product changes himself - including an under-13 prediction model due in two years 03:47 — OpenAI removes the daily message limit for free ChatGPT users, makes GPT-5.6 Luna the free default, and gives paid users a dial for how hard the model thinks 05:17 — OpenAI's first Jony Ive device is reportedly a hockey-puck-sized smart speaker at $300 to $400, shipping in 2027 05:42 — Grokipedia appears to have stopped updating on April 24 - and it is still being cited by chatbots 06:06 — Follow-up: Treblo's co-founder appears to confirm that Fenix Flexin's number 58 Hot 100 song was made with his model 06:30 — Klaviyo acquires Elias Torres' AI startup Agency and makes him chief product officer Daily Prompt with Archer & Iris.

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