The Neural Daily 2026-04-17: Digital Ghosts and Robot DNA

From robots learning to cook without scripts to the "digital ghosts" of Hollywood icons, the boundary between "meat-space" and the machine is officially blurring. This look at the "droid" workforce explores the 393% surge in AI retail traffic and the high-stakes battle between OpenAI and Anthropic for control of your desktop. Whether it’s Google’s edge-computing breakthroughs or the rise of autonomous software factories, the future is moving at high-velocity—soul optional.