This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Cammarata claims that LLMs might be far easier to understand, and thus to monitor and control, than people previously thought. If true, it’s a huge deal.
But not everyone is convinced. I talked to Cammarata the day after his post blew up. We discussed what he thinks researchers are getting wrong, what his work actually shows, and why skeptics aren’t ready to celebrate just yet.
Read the exclusive interview to find out what Cammarata’s claims could mean for AI. Until recently, you could split internet users into just two categories: bots and people. But personal AI agents are slowly but surely disrupting that divide by taking on online tasks, from booking flights to reserving hotel rooms.
Meta’s Muse alone was downloaded 5 million times in its first month. The mingling of these agents with human visitors—on an internet designed largely to prioritize people—has gone poorly, with many websites blocking AI agents. If that demand keeps rising, the internet could be redesigned for agents rather than people.
Find out what that could mean for the rest of us. This story is from The Algorithm, our weekly AI newsletter. . Moment Energy is one of MIT Technology Review’s10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch 2026, available exclusively to subscribers.
Demand for energy storage is surging, with capacity expected to grow eightfold in the next decade. To meet that demand, Moment Energy wants to shortcut a supply chain that now flows largely through China by domestically repurposing EV batteries into new grid-connected storage systems. Ongoing trade battles between the US and China have been a shot in the arm for the company.
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