The Neural Daily 2026-06-18: Digital Superweapons & ROI Reckonings

The U.S. government just hit the emergency stop button on AI exports, triggering a "Digital Iron Curtain" and a corporate civil war between Anthropic and Amazon. From the "ROI reckoning" hitting trillion-dollar AI budgets to the terrifying rise of zero-password phishing kits, the honeymoon phase of generative AI is officially over. Plus, we dive "Beyond the Token" to break down the architecture of Ideogram 4.0, the "Slop Paradox" in medical AI, and the new world models driving autonomous vehicles.