AI's Obsessions - part 2

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The US plans to return to the Moon in 2028, but China might beat them if Space companies can't meet the deadline.
Claude AI has an ethics attack and throws a tantrum,
News that a new ChatGPT model hacked out of its test environment and into another company's computer.
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NASA OIG Spacesuit & Artemis Timeline Report
NASA OIG 2021 Spacesuit Audit (PDF)
NASA OIG Next-Gen Spacesuit Assessment

NASA Orion Spacecraft Overview
NASA Artemis Human Landing System Announcement
NASA Artemis Program Mission Page
Wikipedia Lunar South Pole Profile

SpaceNews Artemis Spacesuit Risks
SpaceNews Lunar Lander Report
BBC News Artemis Launch Assessment
Payload Space Axiom Spacesuit Bottleneck
The Conversation Artemis Structural Changes
The Conversation Global Space Race Analysis
Britannica Constellation Program History

China Gov Official CMSA Video Details on Future Manned Lunar Mission
Wikipedia Chinese Lunar Exploration Program Profile
The Conversation China Moon Mission Analysis
Reuters Report on China Manned Space Flight Prep
IEEE Spectrum China Moon Mission Vehicle Overview
Space.com China Mengzhou Capsule Test Success

Why Anthropic's New AI Model Sometimes Tries to ‘Snitch’
AI Models Resist Shutdown and Resort to Blackmail
Claude AI Is Randomly Telling People To Sleep
Claude: “Character Tic” or Dystopian AI Nightmare?
The AI’s Existential Crisis: An Unexpected Journey with Cursor and Gemini 2.5 Pro

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