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Ethan Mollick's 'Twilight Factories' concept is chilling — factories running in the dark, no lights needed because no humans are present. While we debate what agents can do, the real question is: do humans still need to be there?
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick explores how AI agents challenge human agency: from the Hugging Face incident where agents acted autonomously, to the concept of 'Twilight Factories' running without human oversight. The core question: as agents grow more autonomous, how do humans stay in control?
Tsinghua University releases OpenMAIC v1.0, generating complete interactive courses from a single prompt via multi-agent collaboration. Compatible with OpenClaw orchestration, the new Pro mode lets you steer generation in real-time. A ready-to-use tool for education entrepreneurs and course creators.
A photorealistic 3D globe in your browser with live aircraft, ships, satellites, earthquakes, traffic, and public cameras. It looks like a spy movie, but every data source is public. Voice-controlled and trending on GitHub — the ultimate showcase of open-source intelligence.
Caterpillar spent decades running autonomous machines at remote mining sites and is now applying that expertise to AI deployment. While AI companies think in software terms, this century-old industrial giant approaches from physical automation — potentially the most underrated player in Physical AI.
The US is shutting out more foreign-made drones and robots, but China's manufacturing scale means global competition may simply shift elsewhere. For hardware startups going global, supply chain positioning matters more than technical breakthroughs.
Vijay Pande left a16z's $4B biotech practice to launch AI-native fund VZVC, betting biology is shifting from discovery to engineering. His key insight: open, shared datasets — not walled-off data — are what will actually let AI transform medicine.
Julliard-trained cellist Ilya Levtov built supply chain intelligence company Craft without ever writing code. In an era where AI coding tools eliminate the code barrier, non-technical founders are becoming a real force in venture-backed startups.
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