Reddit games AI, Google Gemma 4 runs local, AI bioweapons
Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 4. Today we are covering:
* Companies using Reddit to feed AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google with fake promotional posts, gaming what the tools recommend
* Google releases Gemma 4 12B, an open-source multimodal model that runs entirely on a standard 16GB laptop
* OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and Microsoft AI CEOs sign letter urging Congress to regulate synthetic DNA sales as AI lowers bioweapon barriers
* Amazon unveils next-gen Proteus robot that understands plain-language commands, part of a €10 billion European expansion
* The race to put AI…
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