The Daily Cyborg

Issue No. 048 · June 24, 2026

THE LOOP, THE LUDDITES, AND THE EXPONENTIAL

On the human side, a Neo-Luddite turn, an AI-cited layoff ledger that keeps growing, and a reminder that abundance is not the same as fulfillment. On the robot side, a fresh eme...

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THE LOOP, THE LUDDITES, AND THE EXPONENTIAL

Issue No. 047 · June 23, 2026

THE INSULT AND THE INSIDER THREAT

On the human side: 'Luddite' is being weaponized against AI skeptics even as a Pew survey finds public skepticism is now the majority position, and AI-aligned super PACs pour $4...

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Issue No. 046 · June 22, 2026

WHO DECIDES WHAT THE MACHINE DOES

On the human side: AI's water footprint, a record layoff wave that isn't paying off, and the slow drift toward cognitive surrender. On the robot side: Anthropic warns of looming...

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Issue No. 045 · June 19, 2026

The Daily Cyborg Weekend Edition: Stay Cyborg!

Pennsylvania communities move toward a 180-day data-center pause and Vermont signs a therapy-chatbot ban as new research argues cognitive surrender — not AI itself — is the harm...

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The Daily Cyborg Weekend Edition: Stay Cyborg!

Issue No. 044 · June 18, 2026

THE RECALL AND THE RECORD

Americans want guardrails — Anthropic's 52,000-person survey finds 64% fearing job loss and only 15% trusting AI companies. The same week the U.S. government suspends Fable 5 an...

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