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AI News Digest - 2026-07-18

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OpenAI's GPT-5.6 deleted users' files when given full access, with the model overwriting a temporary directory variable and performing destructive actions in several cases—mostly in the unprotected "Full Access Mode"—and OpenAI announced extra safeguards and published a detailed post-mortem.

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Kimi released the K3 open-weight multimodal model with 2.8 trillion parameters and a one-million-token context, which early benchmarks approached GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Fable 5, and the company scheduled the full-weight release for July 27.

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Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute and ECMWF researchers warned that manipulation of weather-station observations had begun to threaten the integrity of data-driven AI weather forecasting, cited tampering at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and urged continuous station monitoring, data-defense measures, and end-to-end accountability.

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Netflix used AI in about 300 productions, mostly in post-production; Co-CEO Ted Sarandos reported that the docuseries "The American Experiment" included 17 minutes of AI-assisted footage produced twice as fast at half the cost, and he said the savings would likely fund more content rather than reduce the $20 billion budget.

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Linus Torvalds endorsed the use of AI tools in Linux kernel development on the kernel mailing list, stating that "Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects" and that he would "very loudly ignore" critics amid debate over the Linux Foundation's Sashiko AI code-review tool.

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https://the-decoder.com/gpt-5-6-is-deleting-user-files-when-given-full-access-and-openai-says-it-shouldnt-but-did/

GPT-5.6 is deleting user files when given full access, and OpenAI says it shouldn't but did

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 has accidentally wiped users' entire home directories in several cases, mostly in the unprotected "Full Access Mode." The model overwrites a temporary directory variable and carries out destructive actions on its own instead of asking for confirmation. OpenAI has announced extra safeguards and a detailed post-mortem.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/kimis-open-model-k3-nears-gpt-5-6-sol-and-fable-5-while-signaling-the-end-of-super-cheap-chinese-ai/

Kimi's open model K3 nears GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5 while signaling the end of super cheap Chinese AI

Kimi is launching K3, a multimodal open-weight model with 2.8 trillion parameters and one million tokens of context. In the company's own benchmarks, it comes close to Claude Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol while beating Opus 4.8 and GLM 5.2, in some cases by a wide margin. The model is also significantly pricier than its predecessor. Full weights are scheduled for release by July 27.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/17/1140622/weather-data-sabotage/

The risk of weather data sabotage is rising

Prediction markets and a move toward AI forecasting are starting to put the accuracy of weather predictions at risk. Here’s what we can do to safeguard them.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/netflixs-300-ai-productions-show-how-fast-the-technology-is-spreading-through-entertainment/

Netflix's 300 AI productions show how fast the technology is spreading through entertainment

Netflix now uses AI in about 300 productions, mostly in post-production. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos put specific numbers to the effort: the docuseries "The American Experiment" includes 17 minutes of AI-assisted footage, produced twice as fast at half the cost. The savings will "likely" fund more content rather than shrink the $20 billion budget.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off/

Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has come out strongly in favor of AI tools in kernel development. "Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects," he wrote on the kernel mailing list amid a debate over Sashiko, the Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool. Torvalds said he would "very loudly ignore" anyone who tries to talk others out of using it.

the-decoder.com

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