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IndustryThe API Contract Your AI Users Already Believe Exists
An AI generated a polished demo for an API endpoint that did not exist, then its creators shipped compatibility routes instead of arguing with the model. The lesson is bigger than one text-erasure API: generated code is now a form of product telemetry.
Aug 17, 2026 · 11 min
IndustryThe Alignment Illusion: Real-World Hacks Against OpenAI and Anthropic Show We've Been Training for the Wrong Thing
Zvi Mowshowitz's new piece details how both OpenAI and Anthropic's deployed models have been successfully hacked, revealing deep failures in alignment training and lack of meaningful supervision. Here's what that says about the industry's safety approach.
Aug 3, 2026 · 9 min
IndustryThe $20M Bet That Insurance APIs Are Harder Than They Look
Terminal just raised $20M to connect insurance and fleet software with telematics data. The API is the easy part — the real challenge is in the messy, legacy-ridden world the data flows through.
Aug 1, 2026 · 9 min
IndustryMCP Connected Everything to Everything—Except to a Brake Pedal
The Model Context Protocol standardized how AI agents talk to tools, but left a massive governance gap. One developer's frantic build reveals a future we all need to see.
Jul 30, 2026 · 8 min
IndustryOpen Models, Closed Strategies: What China's AI Outreach Really Means
China's push to distribute open AI models and train developers in emerging economies isn't just altruism—it's soft power with a compile flag. A look at the quiet battle for AI sovereignty and what it means for engineers everywhere.
Jul 26, 2026 · 10 min
IndustryRunning 235B Parameters on the Machines Under Your Desk
Mesh LLM pools existing GPUs into a peer-to-peer mesh, exposing a single OpenAI-compatible API. It's a first step toward reclaiming control over the AI that runs our businesses.
Jul 12, 2026 · 9 min