May Tech News That Caught My Attention
Robot Passports & Global Regulation. China has moved to total control of humanoids. Hubei province started issuing official 29-character digital ID passports to track a robot’s training, lifecycle, and operations. Meanwhile, OpenAI proposed an international regulatory body for AI, modeled after the IAEA, to be co-led by the US and China.
The Agent Race & Compute Crunch. Google (Gemini Omni, 3.5 Flash) and OpenAI (mobile Codex for on-the-go vibe coding) pushed us deeper into the era of autonomous AI agents. However, agents run for hours instead of seconds. The industry hit a severe data center deficit, forcing Anthropic to urgently rent Elon Musk’s Colossus supercomputer to scale Claude.
Empirical Data Collection. While most companies generate generic text spam, AI startup Joi AI is hiring 10 testers at $2,000/month (4 days a week). They are paying for testing the Daily Guided Masturbation feature and detailed reporting on how it impacts sleep, stress, and mood patterns.
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