The Daily Cyborg

— Dispatches from the Human-Machine Frontier —

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Issue No. 082  ·  August 13, 2026

COMPANIONS FRAY, MODELS EXPAND, CENTAURS LEAD

Stanford's chat-data study finds confiding in AI companions worsens loneliness for the loneliest, while essayists push back with slowness and critical-thinking arguments. OpenAI...

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COMPANIONS FRAY, MODELS EXPAND, CENTAURS LEAD
Issue No. 081  ·  August 11, 2026

DATA REVOLT RELEASE FLOOD OVERSIGHT SHIFT

Gallup says 70% of Americans oppose data centers in their neighborhoods and communities have blocked $130 billion in projects, while new cognitive research warns that offloading...

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DATA REVOLT RELEASE FLOOD OVERSIGHT SHIFT
Issue No. 080  ·  August 10, 2026

LONELY CHATS DATA FIGHTS CENTAUR LINE

A Stanford study finds that opening up to AI companions makes the loneliest users lonelier, and the data center backlash goes global. Meanwhile agent workflows and factory-floor...

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LONELY CHATS DATA FIGHTS CENTAUR LINE
Issue No. 079  ·  August 7, 2026

The Daily Cyborg Weekend Edition: Stay Cyborg!

The human weight: 142 protests against AI data centers, entry-level jobs erode 12% under AI exposure, and researchers link AI dependence to fatigue and thinner critical thinking...

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The Daily Cyborg Weekend Edition: Stay Cyborg!
Issue No. 078  ·  August 6, 2026

BACKLASH BUILDS OPUS FIVE ACT ARRIVES

The human weight: data-center opposition goes mainstream, teens quietly turn to chatbots for mental health, and Meta faces suit over AI-picked layoffs. The robot weight: Opus 5 ...

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BACKLASH BUILDS OPUS FIVE ACT ARRIVES