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Why AI coding tools like Cursor and Replit are doomed - and what comes next
"Most of those startups depend on Anthropic's model," Burton said. In Burton's view, Anthropic's Claude family of large language models is the best among the AI frontier model makers in solving the problem of automatic code generation. "Anthropic models are better than anyone at code generation."
As a result, "Code generation tools are going to struggle to keep ahead of Anthropic," he said.
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Anthropic has built its own IDE on top of Claude, called Claude Code. "Anthropic has got the foundation models. Claude Code is probably going to be good enough," said Burton.
Emergent introspective awareness in large language models \ Anthropic
Anthropic researchers published a new study finding that Claude can sometimes notice when concepts are artificially planted in its processing and separate internal “thoughts” from what it reads, showing limited introspective capabilities. The details: Specific concepts (like "loudness" or "bread") were implanted into Claude's processing, with the AI correctly noticing something unusual 20% of the time. When shown written text and given injected "thoughts," Claude was able to accurately repeat what it read while separately identifying the planted concept. Models adjusted internally when instructed to "think about" specific words while writing, showing some deliberate control over their processing patterns. Why it matters: This research shows AI may be developing some ability to monitor their own processing, which could make models more transparent by helping accurately explain reasoning. But it could also be a double-edged sword — with systems potentially learning to better conceal and selectively report their thoughts.
Introducing Canva’s Creative Operating System
The Canva Design Model understands structure and hierarchy to produce completely editable designs, with integration into ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. The Creative Operating System’s tools include Video 2.0 for streamlined editing, forms, data connectors, email design, and a 3D generator. Grow consolidates marketing workflows by letting teams browse winning ads, create brand-aware variations, publish directly to Meta, and track performance. Canva’s 2024 acquisition of pro-design tool Affinity is also relaunching as an all-in-one free creative app with built-in Canva integrations. Why it matters: AI design tools have come a long way in the past year, and Canva is keeping itself on pace with the acceleration. Now with its own model and an AI feature for every creative need, the disruptive platform is not only empowering its users, but also reducing the need to ever hop to other rivals or more ‘professional’ options.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
A philosophy professor calls BS on the “AI for outlining is harmless” argument, as letting students outsource seemingly benign tasks like summarizing actually prevents them from developing the linguistic capacity that is thinking itself, and without practice, determining “what is being argued for and how,” young people won't be able to understand medical consent forms, evaluate arguments, or participate meaningfully in democracy.
The Library of Babel Group
The Library of Babel Group* is a nascent, international coalition of educators confronting and resisting the incursion of surveillance, automation and datafication into spaces of teaching, learning, research, and creative expression.
The Library of Babel Group* is a nascent, international coalition of educators confronting and resisting the incursion of surveillance, automation and datafication into spaces of teaching, learning, research, and creative expression.
Opinion | How White-Collar Workers Could Fuel a New Populist Movement — on the Left
“The richest people in the world are investing many hundreds of billions of dollars into AI” to make themselves “even more powerful,” wrote independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on X last month, warning of “massive” white-collar job losses, in addition to blue-collar cuts.
“The richest people in the world are investing many hundreds of billions of dollars into AI” to make themselves “even more powerful,” wrote independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on X last month, warning of “massive” white-collar job losses, in addition to blue-collar cuts.
Proposed U.S. law targets contact center AI, offshoring | TechTarget
The Keep Call Centers In America Act of 2025 -- both versions sponsored with bipartisan support -- would keep tabs on which U.S. companies with more than 50 employees plan to offshore at least 30% of their customer support operations or plan to relocate a whole contact center offshore. The Secretary of The U.S. Department of Labor would keep a publicly available list of these businesses -- those that make the list risk losing federal grants and would be ineligible for federal contracts.
Analysts warn AI layoffs could spark a new wave of offshoring – enterprises are rehiring after workforce cuts, but either outsourcing or at lower rates of pay
Forrester predicts that offshoring and "ghost workers" will win back jobs lost to AI
Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Generative AI is permeating higher education in many different ways—it is all around us and increasingly embedded in university work and life, even if we don’t want to use it. But people are also sounding the alarm: Gen AI is disrupting learning and undermining trust in the integrity of academic work, while its energy consumption, use of water, and rapid expansion of data centers are exacerbating ecological crises. What can we do? How do we resist? Come learn about the environmental, social, economic, and political threats that AI poses and how we can individually and collectively resist and refuse. Come learn about how some are challenging the narrative of inevitability. Join an interactive discussion with international scholars and activists on resisting GenAI and big tech in higher education. Inputs from multiple scholar-activists including Christoph Becker (U of Toronto, CA), Mary Finley-Brook (U of Richmond, USA), Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths U of London, UK), Sinéad Sheehan (University of Galway, Ireland) Jennie Stephens (National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE), and Paul Lachapelle (U of Montana, USA).
Generative AI is permeating higher education in many different ways—it is all around us and increasingly embedded in university work and life, even if we don’t want to use it. But people are also sounding the alarm: Gen AI is disrupting learning and undermining trust in the integrity of academic work, while its energy consumption, use of water, and rapid expansion of data centers are exacerbating ecological crises. What can we do? How do we resist? Come learn about the environmental, social, economic, and political threats that AI poses and how we can individually and collectively resist and refuse. Come learn about how some are challenging the narrative of inevitability. Join an interactive discussion with international scholars and activists on resisting GenAI and big tech in higher education. Inputs from multiple scholar-activists including Christoph Becker (U of Toronto, CA), Mary Finley-Brook (U of Richmond, USA), Dan McQuillan (Goldsmiths U of London, UK), Sinéad Sheehan (University of Galway, Ireland) Jennie Stephens (National University of Ireland Maynooth, IE), and Paul Lachapelle (U of Montana, USA).
Introducing Perplexity Patents: AI-Powered Patent Search for Everyone
Perplexity Patents, the world’s first AI patent research agent that makes IP intelligence accessible to everyone.
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Canva launches its own design model, adds new AI features to the platform | TechCrunch
Canva said that it is launching its own foundational model, trained on its design elements, that generates designs with editable layers and objects rather than flat images. The model works across different formats, including social media posts, presentations, whiteboards, and websites.
Canva said that it is launching its own foundational model, trained on its design elements, that generates designs with editable layers and objects rather than flat images. The model works across different formats, including social media posts, presentations, whiteboards, and websites.
Grammarly rebrands to 'Superhuman,' launches a new AI assistant | TechCrunch
Grammarly undergoes rebrand to “Superhuman” and unveils new AI assistant.
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Liminary automatically captures, organizes, and recalls information from articles, PDFs, videos, and meeting transcripts, so you don’t lose ideas in the noise. It uses agentic memory recall and connection mapping to surface the right insight at the exact moment you need it, whether you’re drafting strategy, writing a brief, or synthesizing research. How you can use it: Pull key insights from docs without re-reading everything Auto-generate briefs or summaries from saved sources Map relationships between ideas across projects Keep research organized without manual tagging
Character.AI is ending its chatbot experience for kids | TechCrunch
Character.AI is removing open-ended companion chats for anyone under 18 after increasing concerns about emotional attachment, dependency, and mental health risk among younger users. Here’s what’s changing: Companion-style chats are being phased out for all minors. The platform is rolling out stricter age verification. The app will refocus on creative and role-based interactions, not emotional support. Usage time limits will show up before the full removal.
Companies are told to stop hiring humans – we’re closer to an AI job apocalypse than you think - United Kingdom
At a recent panel discussion of business leaders, there was a momentary stunned silence when the CEO of a software company said that he hoped the cost of
5 Things I Love About BoodleBox
BoodleBox, a platform built for educators, creators, and teams who want to collaborate with AI—without the noise or the overwhelm. What I love about BoodleBox is how it prioritizes the human. You get to decide when AI should join a conversation. You can choose the AI model that is best for the task. You control the knowledge AI has access to. You can bring your idea to life. AI is just a partner.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
The U.S. is becoming an Nvidia-state.
Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns
Among the biggest landmines she and others have identified: Large-language models like ChatGPT are trained using literature that doesn’t adequately or accurately reflect the experiences of people with disabilities, creating the threat of bias in their outputs; educators violate student privacy laws if they input data like test results into unsecured platforms; and AI apps sometimes fabricate studies or misrepresent their findings.
Google Labs & DeepMind Launch Pomelli AI Marketing Tool
Google Labs and DeepMind release Pomelli, an AI marketing tool that scans a company’s website to build a “Business DNA” profile and produce on-brand assets. The tool is now in public beta in English across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Pomelli captures tone, color palette, fonts, and visual style to keep copy and visuals consistent across social posts, ads, and sites. It also proposes campaign ideas and lets users edit text or images before downloading finished materials. Google positions Pomelli as a shortcut for small and midsize businesses that lack in-house creative teams, potentially cutting agency costs and production time. The company is treating the release as an early experiment and is actively soliciting user feedback to refine the product.
Embracing the AI Sputnik Moment: Why Schools Must Prepare Now
AI is not a passing trend. It is our wake-up call. In this defining moment for education, how we respond matters more than ever. The G.A.I.N Effect offers a roadmap for rising to the challenge. I k…
My Answer to Today’s Great Writing Classroom Dilemma
How teachers can embrace AI in the writing classroom while keeping assessment real.
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