Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
It’s been a busy few months for AI hype. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype Why it matters for engineering teams.
By Dillip Chowdary • Sep 27, 2026 • Source: MIT Technology Review
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MIT Technology Review reports: Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype. It’s been a busy few months for AI hype. At the end of April, Anthropic claimed that its model Claude Mythos is better at finding software vulnerabilities than most security experts. Then we had the OpenAI–Hugging Face hacking incident, after which Anthropic (proudly) and Meta (reluctantly) disclosed similar incidents…
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