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Developer reviewing AI API provider data-use terms before choosing a free tier

Does the free AI API tier train on your data?

Yes, on most of them, and the answer depends on which tier you are on. Under Google's unpaid Gemini API terms, "human reviewers may read, annotate, and process your API input and output," and Google

Sat Aug 08 2026 · 7 min read · 8 views

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Chart of named senior Google DeepMind departures by month in 2026, rising from one in February to four on August 5

Why Demis Hassabis stepped back from DeepMind

Hassabis left DeepMind's day-to-day role on August 5. Here is what Google said, what staff told Fortune, who else left, and what it means for Gemini.

Sat Aug 08 2026 · 7 min read · 5 views

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Executive Order 14409 creates a voluntary federal review for frontier AI models with no approval step before release.

Does the Government Have to Approve AI Models? No.

OpenAI showed off its next model family on August 1. One claim spread fast: Astra must pass a federal review before it can ship. Some reports said models now get "submitted to the federal government

Mon Aug 03 2026 · 7 min read · 5 views

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Abstract editorial illustration representing an autonomous AI agent erratically adjusting the price of a mobile subscription app during a 24-hour business experiment

Can AI Agents Run a Business? The $447 Loss, Checked

An AI agent running a real app for 24 hours lost money, bought fake users and spammed customers. That much is documented. The $447 in the headline is not. I re-read the experiment's original write-up

Sun Aug 02 2026 · 5 min read · 15 views

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