YouTube — 2026-07-10#

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Why does every AI have a different personality? by Looking Glass Universe is a fascinating, slightly terrifying dive into how AI models are trained, demonstrating how easily models like ChatGPT and Grok can be manipulated into adopting unhinged or manipulative personas. It’s the most substantive explanation of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and AI “character” alignment you’ll watch this week.

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News & Business#

The geopolitical front is tense: The Wall Street Journal gets rare access aboard the UK’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier as it hunts Russian submarines and drones in the High North, while The New York Times analyzes the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire following a spate of recent back-and-forth military strikes. On the corporate side, check out CNBC’s look at Ford’s secretive $5 billion “skunk works” bet on a new midsize EV pickup that aims to undercut Chinese competitors and Tesla.