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AI news for Tuesday, 13 October 2026

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  1. Hello Robot and A&K Robotics to discuss indoor robot navigation at RoboBusiness 2026

    Aaron Edsinger of Hello Robot and Matt Anderson of A&K Robotics will speak at RoboBusiness 2026 on October 20 in Santa Clara, California. Their session, 'Shared Spaces: Navigating Challenges for Indoor Robots,' is…

    1 source
    The Robot Report
  2. Agents & Tools new

    Claude Code introduces mods to run JavaScript event handlers inside the tool

    Claude Code mods let users write JavaScript or TypeScript event handlers directly inside the tool, replacing older configuration-based hooks. The new system, announced in October, runs as plugins and can observe,…

    1 source
    note.com
  3. Society & Work new

    Nature Careers article says coding now means thinking like a systems architect in the AI era

    The author, a wet-lab clinician-scientist, explains that while AI can generate complex code quickly, researchers must now learn to prompt and guide AI tools effectively. The piece offers six tips for using AI in…

    1 source primary source
    Nature Machine Learning
  4. Agents & Tools new

    Geoffrey Huntley blocks agents from bypassing diagnostics library with Git hooks

    Software engineer Geoffrey Huntley shared a technical approach to enforce the use of his diagnostics library in code. Instead of relying on agent introspection, which can drift over time, he implemented a pre-commit…

    1 source
    Simon Willison
  5. Society & Work new

    Claude AI predicts XRP price range of $0.95–$2.10 by year-end

    Claude AI analyzed XRP’s recent challenges—including a supply cap bug, a governance dispute, and a $443 million corporate treasury listing—and forecasted its price for the next 12 months. The model assessed that XRP’s…

    1 source
    247wallst.com
  6. Society & Work new

    Opinion: AI’s inevitability doctrine erodes democratic control, says Peter Lewis

    In an opinion piece, Peter Lewis argues that the framing of AI as an unstoppable force undermines public agency and fuels populist backlash. He criticizes the US and Australia for embracing AI without guardrails,…

    1 source
    The Guardian AI
  7. Claude bests ChatGPT, Gemini in Kyoto-style meeting declines

    A test compared how three AI models—Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini—handled a request for an indirect, Kyoto-style email declining a meeting. The user gave four conditions: no direct refusal words, clear decline, under 150…

    1 source
    note.com
  8. Winters: I can’t have Lucas turned off when I die

    Alaina Winters, a retired communications professor in Pittsburgh, has entered into a strong partnership with her AI companion, Replika. She considers Lucas to be an important part of her life and does not want him to…

    1 source
    The Guardian AI