Whether DeepSeek or Seedance, what is behind US criticism of Chinese AI? And why it matters
Nothing brings Americans together more than AI threats from China.
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Been briefed – AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage, Cory Doctorow, The Guardian
This briefing explores Cory Doctorow’s critical analysis of the AI industry, saying the AI revolution is less about useful new technology and more about investor optics.
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WTF now?! #34 – Thursday 7–Wednesday 13 May 2026
Government bodies in the US and the UK are being challenged over a number of regulatory regimes and libraries are under pressure to keep up with media literacy in an increasingly complex information environment.
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