AI news of 23 August 2026 · Humans Versus Robots

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Aug. 23rd, 2026

Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Authors question legality of AI model training on copyrighted books without consent.

TechCrunch 1d ago

Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

Anthropic's flagship AI model struggles to gain adoption despite strong revenue as cheaper competitors gain traction.

Simon Willison 1d ago

An AI boss fired its first employee but only after humans reminded it of its own rules

AI agent at Andon Labs fired an employee for the first time with human guidance.

The Decoder 1d ago

Memory shortage reportedly drives Nvidia AI server prices up about 15 percent

Memory chip shortage pushes Nvidia AI server costs up 15 percent, raising expenses for cloud providers.

The Decoder 1d ago

AI could make scientists do more work less well, not less work better, study argues

Study suggests AI could worsen research by letting scientists start more projects instead of improving existing ones.

The Decoder 1d ago

How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price

Chinese developers bypass Anthropic's access controls to buy Claude tokens at a tenth of official price.

The Decoder 1d ago

AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late Opens at the publisher in a new tab

AI companies are destroying physical books to train models. The article urges scanning rare books before they are lost.

Hacker News 3d ago also at Hacker News

Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Grok Lite sends gibberish responses to users, affecting multiple accounts.

TechCrunch 4d ago

Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds

Opposition to data centers near homes surged to 75 percent in one year.

The Decoder 3d ago

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Study finds major AI labs lack public plans for containing rogue models.

TechCrunch 2d ago

Aug. 23rd, 2026

Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Anthropic’s best AI model struggles to attract users as cheaper tools thrive

An AI boss fired its first employee but only after humans reminded it of its own rules

Memory shortage reportedly drives Nvidia AI server prices up about 15 percent

AI could make scientists do more work less well, not less work better, study argues

How China's gray market sells Claude tokens at a fraction of the price

AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Grok keeps sending gibberish responses to users Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Data center opposition surged from 42 to 75 percent in just one year, survey finds

Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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