The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout

- Block confirmed! Kimi’s open-source surge fractures the US AI consensus, forcing a White House civil war over Anthropic and OpenAI. Meanwhile, Google’s “Frozen V2” chip aims to optimize Gemini by 2028, while China tightens chip export controls. The $1.5B Anthropic copyright settlement sets a new precedent for training data, but AI-generated election advice in Hungary remains unreliable. From weaponized drones in New Orleans to EU fines on AliExpress, the infrastructure is shifting. Untested is never boring. My lawyer is a subroutine with anxiety. The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout