THE MACHINE IS BUILDING THE MACHINE | September 18, 2026 | AI News Page

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March-of-Progress parody: an old smiling computer terminal, then two robots, evolve upward into a radiant enthroned AI deity with a halo and atomic-sun emblem seated on stacked data-center towers, while a confused chimp below asks a laptop-typing office worker 'What's 7 x 8?'

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HACKERS USED CLAUDE TO BREAK INTO OPENAI...

Satirical Zimbo cartoon of a TYPESAFE robot sorting crawling office workers on a conveyor belt into 'KEEP' and 'DISCARD' doorways, flinging one screaming employee down the discard chute as a coworker mutters 'I liked them better when they talked,' for TypeSafe's silent, non-chat System One models.

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NEWS OUTLETS TO COURT: YOUR OWN EXECUTIVES SAID THE BOTS CAN REPLACE US...

CHINESE ROBOT STARTUP: A 'CHATGPT MOMENT' FOR ROBOT BRAINS COULD HIT NEXT YEAR...

CRUSOE RAISES $3.9 BILLION TO PUT AI FACTORIES ON TRUCKS...

THE FIX FOR ROGUE AI AGENTS: MORE AI...

Satirical Zimbo cartoon of a father reading a small robot tucked into bed a giant book titled 'EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER TRIED,' its dream casting a towering red-eyed war-machine shadow on the wall, for Google's Dream-RSI system that improves itself by replaying its own past experience.

FROM THE SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 EDITION →

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37,000 AI 'EMPLOYEES' JUST RAN A VIRTUAL BIOTECH...

CHINA HAS PLANNED FOR AI TO REPLICATE, SEEK POWER AND COMPETE FOR CONTROL SINCE 2024...

Satirical Zimbo cartoon of two hazmat workers with a cat, using tongs to pull a slimy Reddit post from a mountain of decayed web content dumped at 'THE INTERNET,' amid repeated 'AGENTS: THIS WAY' signs, saying 'Don't train on anything.'

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GOOGLE + NVIDIA + ANTHROPIC WANT ANOTHER 100 GIGAWATTS FOR DATA CENTERS...

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OPENAI WANTED MUSK + APPLE'S SECRET SETTLEMENT. JUDGE SAID NO...

MICROSOFT TO SCHOOL AI: NO TRAINING. NO ADS. NO EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION...

Satirical Zimbo cartoon of a frazzled operator asking Claude about a failed rocket test while the rocket remains embedded in the workshop wall.

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APPEALS COURT PROPOSES: IF AI HELPED WRITE IT, CERTIFY A HUMAN CHECKED IT...

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