Edition: June 20, 2026

Signal President Meredith Whittaker warns that AI chatbots like ChatGPT are not conscious beings and should not be trusted with personal information. Whittaker emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over one's thoughts and actions, rather than relying on AI tools. She also highlights the potential risks of granting AI systems access to sensitive data.

The Atlantic has created a searchable database of music used to train AI models, featuring four datasets with over 12 million tracks. The datasets have been downloaded thousands of times, with Google and Stability confirming their use in research papers. This database provides insight into the music used to train AI models, including some sources that are free to stream for personal use.

Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly 9 years to join rival Anthropic, citing the opportunity for new challenges. Jumper was a key member of the team that developed AlphaFold, an AI model that predicts protein structures. His departure follows that of Noam Shazeer, who is joining OpenAI.

Apple's revamped voice assistant, Siri AI, has been tested in a developer beta, showcasing its ability to provide personalized and helpful responses. The new Siri is integrated into the iPhone search bar and can understand questions and interact with apps more effectively. It is set to be rolled out to the public later this year as part of iOS 27.

In the Weights is a new AI-centric vanity search website that measures how well AI models recall individuals without using web search, assigning a strength score based on the models' responses. The site queries various AI models, including GPT and Llama, and clusters similar descriptions together to determine the score. The website has gained popularity, with users comparing their scores and exploring the implications of being "remembered" by chatbots.