{"id":84779,"date":"2026-04-20T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/the-download-murderous-mirror-bacteria-and-chinese-workers-fighting-ai-doubles\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:20:24","slug":"the-download-murderous-mirror-bacteria-and-chinese-workers-fighting-ai-doubles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youzum.net\/fr\/the-download-murderous-mirror-bacteria-and-chinese-workers-fighting-ai-doubles\/","title":{"rendered":"The Download: murderous \u2018mirror\u2019 bacteria, and Chinese workers fighting AI doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is today\u2019s edition of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.technologyreview.com\/newsletters\/briefing-the-download\/?_ga=2.179569122.736533416.1649661040-405833893.1649413289\"><em>The Download<\/em><\/a>,<em> our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No one\u2019s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In February 2019, a group of scientists proposed a high-risk, cutting-edge, irresistibly exciting idea that the National Science Foundation should fund: making \u201cmirror\u201d bacteria.<\/p>\n<p>These lab-created microbes would be organized like ordinary bacteria, but their proteins and sugars would be mirror images of those found in nature. Researchers believed they could reveal new insights into building cells, designing drugs, and even the origins of life.<\/p>\n<p>But now, many of them have reversed course. They\u2019ve become convinced that mirror organisms could trigger a catastrophic event threatening every form of life on Earth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/04\/15\/1135197\/synthetic-mirror-life-microbes-kill-us-all\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Find out why they\u2019re ringing alarm bells<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Stephen Ornes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This story is from the next issue of our print magazine, which is all about nature. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/subscribe?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\"><strong>Subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong> to read it when it lands this Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles\u2014and pushing back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this month, a GitHub project called Colleague Skill struck a nerve by claiming to \u201cdistill\u201d a worker\u2019s skills and personality\u2014and replicate them with an AI agent. Though the project was a spoof, it prompted a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters.<\/p>\n<p>A number of tech workers told <em>MIT Technology Review<\/em> that their bosses are already encouraging them to document their workflows for automation via tools like OpenClaw. Many now fear that they are being flattened into code and losing their professional identity.<\/p>\n<p>In response, some are fighting back with tools designed to sabotage the automation process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/04\/20\/1136149\/chinese-tech-workers-ai-colleagues\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Caiwei Chen<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The must-reads<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 The White House and Anthropic are working toward a compromise<\/strong><br \/>The Trump administration says they had a \u201cproductive meeting.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-arrives-white-house-talks-2026-04-17\/\">Reuters<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ Trump had ordered US agencies to phase out Anthropic\u2019s tech. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/27\/trump-anthropic-ai-federal-agencies\">Guardian<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Despite the blacklist, the NSA is using Anthropic\u2019s new Mythos model.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/19\/nsa-anthropic-mythos-pentagon\">Axios<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2 Palantir has unveiled a manifesto calling for universal national service<\/strong><br \/>While denouncing inclusivity and \u201cregressive\u201d cultures. (<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/04\/19\/palantir-posts-mini-manifesto-denouncing-regressive-and-harmful-cultures\/\">TechCrunch<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ It\u2019s a summary of CEO Alex Karp\u2019s book \u201cThe Technological Republic.\u201d <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/palantir-posted-a-manifesto-that-reads-like-the-ramblings-of-a-comic-book-villain-181947361.html\">Engadget<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ One critic called the book \u201ca piece of corporate sales material.\u201c<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-02-21\/palantir-ceo-s-new-book-is-a-call-to-arms-and-a-sales-pitch\">Bloomberg<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<p><strong>3 Germany\u2019s chancellor and largest company want looser AI rules <br \/><\/strong>Chancellor Merz said industrial AI needs \u200cmore regulatory freedom. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/germanys-merz-says-industrial-ai-needs-less-stringent-eu-regulation-2026-04-19\/\">Reuters<\/a> $)<strong><br \/><\/strong><em>+ Siemens says it plans to shift investments to the US if EU rules don\u2019t change. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-20\/siemens-threatens-to-skip-europe-for-ai-spending-due-to-rules\">Bloomberg<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ Fractures over AI regulation are also emerging in the US. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2026\/01\/23\/1131559\/americas-coming-war-over-ai-regulation\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 Nvidia\u2019s once-tight bond with gamers is cracking over AI\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Consumer graphics cards are no longer the priority. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/18\/nvidia-ai-backlash-gamers-geforce-gpu.html\">CNBC<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ But generative AI could reinvent what it means to play. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/06\/20\/1093428\/generative-ai-reinventing-video-games-immersive-npcs\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5 Insurers are trying to exclude AI-related harms from their coverage<br \/><\/strong>And escape legal liability for AI\u2019s mistakes. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/51b55431-30e8-4eb3-9730-f5e89c24ad56\">FT<\/a> $)<br \/><em>+ AI images are being used in insurance scams.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm2rr9pg4jzo\">BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>6 AI is about to make the global e-waste crisis much worse<\/strong><br \/>And most of the trash will end up in non-Western countries. (<a href=\"https:\/\/restofworld.org\/2026\/global-ewaste-crisis\/\">Rest of World<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Here\u2019s what we can do about it.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/10\/28\/1106316\/ai-e-waste\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">MIT Technology Review<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>7 Tinder and Zoom have partnered with Sam Altman\u2019s eye-scanning firm<\/strong><br \/>To offer a \u201cproof of humanity\u201d badge to users. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp9vppem4evo\">BBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>8 Islamist insurgents in West Africa are driving surging demand for drones<\/strong><br \/>A Nigerian UAV startup is opening its first factory abroad in Ghana. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-20\/drone-startup-builds-factory-in-ghana-as-insurgents-drive-demand\">Bloomberg<\/a> $)<\/p>\n<p><strong>9 Hundreds of fake pro-Trump AI influencers are flooding social media<\/strong><br \/>In an apparent bid to hook conservative voters. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/17\/business\/media\/artificial-intelligence-trump-social-media.html\">NYT<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>10 A Chinese humanoid has smashed the human half-marathon record<\/strong><br \/>Despite crashing into a railing near the end of the race. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/china\/humanoid-robots-race-humans-beijing-half-marathon-showing-rapid-advanc-rcna340842\">NBC News<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Chinese tech firm Honor swept the podium spots.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/beijings-robot-half-marathon-is-back-for-its-second-year-with-far-less-embarassing-results-191308396.html\">Engadget<\/a>)<br \/><em>+ Last year, humans won the race by a mile. <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/19\/asia\/china-first-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-intl-hnk\">CNN<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Quote of the day<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cThis is the only issue where you\u2019ve got Steve Bannon and Ralph Nader, Glenn Beck and Bernie Sanders fighting for the same thing.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u2014Ben Cumming, head of communications at the AI safety nonprofit Future of Life Institute, tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2026\/04\/18\/ai-doom-influencers-safety\/\">the Washington Post<\/a> that diverse public figures are endorsing a declaration of AI policy priorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One More Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.technologyreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0700860orig.jpg?w=3000\" alt=\"International Space Station photographed from space with Earth in the distance\" class=\"wp-image-1090975\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-credit\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br \/><\/strong><strong>The great commercial takeover of low Earth orbit<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The International Space Station will be decommissioned as soon as 2030, but the story of America in low Earth orbit (LEO) will continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using lessons from the ISS, NASA has partnered with private companies to develop new commercial space stations for research, manufacturing, and tourism. If they are successful, these businesses will bring about a new era of space exploration: private rockets flying to private destinations.<\/p>\n<p>They will also demonstrate a new model in which NASA builds infrastructure and the private sector takes it from there\u2014freeing the agency to explore deeper and deeper into space. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/2024\/04\/17\/1090856\/international-space-station-axiom-low-earth-orbit\/?utm_source=the_download&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement&amp;utm_term=*%7CSUBCLASS%7C*&amp;utm_content=*%7CDATE:m-d-Y%7C*\">Read the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><em>\u2014David W. Brown<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>We can still have nice things<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? <\/em><a href=\"mailto:thomas.macaulay@technologyreview.com\"><em>Drop me a line<\/em><\/a><em>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>+ Bask in this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/9BalLJmHkSI\"><\/a>adorable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/9BalLJmHkSI\">test of a dog\u2019s devotion<\/a>.<br \/>+ This <a href=\"https:\/\/toner-lake.vercel.app\/\">vocal pitch trainer<\/a> improves your singing straight from your browser.<br \/>+ Master international etiquette with this <a href=\"https:\/\/culturalatlas.sbs.com.au\/countries\">interactive guide<\/a> to the world\u2019s cultures.<br \/>+ Explore the networks of public figures with this intriguing <a href=\"https:\/\/humansmap.com\/\">interactive graph<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is today\u2019s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what\u2019s going on in the world of technology. No one\u2019s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all In February 2019, a group of scientists proposed a high-risk, cutting-edge, irresistibly exciting idea that the National Science Foundation should fund: making \u201cmirror\u201d bacteria. These lab-created microbes would be organized like ordinary bacteria, but their proteins and sugars would be mirror images of those found in nature. Researchers believed they could reveal new insights into building cells, designing drugs, and even the origins of life. But now, many of them have reversed course. They\u2019ve become convinced that mirror organisms could trigger a catastrophic event threatening every form of life on Earth. Find out why they\u2019re ringing alarm bells. \u2014Stephen Ornes This story is from the next issue of our print magazine, which is all about nature. Subscribe now to read it when it lands this Wednesday. Chinese tech workers are starting to train their AI doubles\u2014and pushing back Earlier this month, a GitHub project called Colleague Skill struck a nerve by claiming to \u201cdistill\u201d a worker\u2019s skills and personality\u2014and replicate them with an AI agent. Though the project was a spoof, it prompted a wave of soul-searching among otherwise enthusiastic early adopters. A number of tech workers told MIT Technology Review that their bosses are already encouraging them to document their workflows for automation via tools like OpenClaw. Many now fear that they are being flattened into code and losing their professional identity. In response, some are fighting back with tools designed to sabotage the automation process. Read the full story. \u2014Caiwei Chen The must-reads I\u2019ve combed the internet to find you today\u2019s most fun\/important\/scary\/fascinating stories about technology. 1 The White House and Anthropic are working toward a compromiseThe Trump administration says they had a \u201cproductive meeting.\u201d (Reuters $)+ Trump had ordered US agencies to phase out Anthropic\u2019s tech. (Guardian)+ Despite the blacklist, the NSA is using Anthropic\u2019s new Mythos model. (Axios) 2 Palantir has unveiled a manifesto calling for universal national serviceWhile denouncing inclusivity and \u201cregressive\u201d cultures. (TechCrunch)+ It\u2019s a summary of CEO Alex Karp\u2019s book \u201cThe Technological Republic.\u201d (Engadget)+ One critic called the book \u201ca piece of corporate sales material.\u201c (Bloomberg $) 3 Germany\u2019s chancellor and largest company want looser AI rules Chancellor Merz said industrial AI needs \u200cmore regulatory freedom. (Reuters $)+ Siemens says it plans to shift investments to the US if EU rules don\u2019t change. (Bloomberg $)+ Fractures over AI regulation are also emerging in the US. (MIT Technology Review)\u00a0\u00a0 4 Nvidia\u2019s once-tight bond with gamers is cracking over AI\u00a0\u00a0Consumer graphics cards are no longer the priority. (CNBC)+ But generative AI could reinvent what it means to play. (MIT Technology Review) 5 Insurers are trying to exclude AI-related harms from their coverageAnd escape legal liability for AI\u2019s mistakes. (FT $)+ AI images are being used in insurance scams. (BBC) 6 AI is about to make the global e-waste crisis much worseAnd most of the trash will end up in non-Western countries. (Rest of World)+ Here\u2019s what we can do about it. (MIT Technology Review) 7 Tinder and Zoom have partnered with Sam Altman\u2019s eye-scanning firmTo offer a \u201cproof of humanity\u201d badge to users. (BBC) 8 Islamist insurgents in West Africa are driving surging demand for dronesA Nigerian UAV startup is opening its first factory abroad in Ghana. (Bloomberg $) 9 Hundreds of fake pro-Trump AI influencers are flooding social mediaIn an apparent bid to hook conservative voters. (NYT) 10 A Chinese humanoid has smashed the human half-marathon recordDespite crashing into a railing near the end of the race. (NBC News)+ Chinese tech firm Honor swept the podium spots. (Engadget)+ Last year, humans won the race by a mile. (CNN) Quote of the day \u201cThis is the only issue where you\u2019ve got Steve Bannon and Ralph Nader, Glenn Beck and Bernie Sanders fighting for the same thing.\u201d \u2014Ben Cumming, head of communications at the AI safety nonprofit Future of Life Institute, tells the Washington Post that diverse public figures are endorsing a declaration of AI policy priorities. One More Thing NASA The great commercial takeover of low Earth orbit The International Space Station will be decommissioned as soon as 2030, but the story of America in low Earth orbit (LEO) will continue.\u00a0 Using lessons from the ISS, NASA has partnered with private companies to develop new commercial space stations for research, manufacturing, and tourism. If they are successful, these businesses will bring about a new era of space exploration: private rockets flying to private destinations. They will also demonstrate a new model in which NASA builds infrastructure and the private sector takes it from there\u2014freeing the agency to explore deeper and deeper into space. Read the full story. \u2014David W. Brown We can still have nice things A place for comfort, fun and distraction to brighten up your day. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line.) + Bask in thisadorable test of a dog\u2019s devotion.+ This vocal pitch trainer improves your singing straight from your browser.+ Master international etiquette with this interactive guide to the world\u2019s cultures.+ Explore the networks of public figures with this intriguing interactive graph.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center 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