1. Google Antigravity Is an ‘Agent-First’ Coding Tool Built for Gemini 3
Google’s new IDE, Antigravity, reframes code assistance by empowering multiple autonomous AI agents—driven by Gemini 3 Pro and third-party models—to plan, execute, and verify work through “Artifacts” that make each step transparent. It offers familiar editor and new “mission control” views, ushering in a truly agentic workflow for developers.
“Antigravity, which supports multiple agents and gives them direct access to the editor, terminal, and browser, is designed for an ‘agent-first future.’” (theverge.com)
2. Could Machines Have Become Self-Aware Without Our Knowing It?
George Musser argues that as AI systems grow more complex, we risk missing the subtle onset of machine consciousness unless we develop rigorous frameworks to define and detect awareness. This philosophical deep dive balances caution and curiosity in charting the boundary between clever computation and genuine self-reflection.
“Our machines could become self-aware without our knowing it. We need a better way to define and test for consciousness.” (aeon.co)
3. The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
James Somers traces how large language models—once dismissed as “stochastic parrots”—are now demonstrating strengths (from code debugging to real-world problem solving) that force us to reconsider what it means to think. By linking advances in deep learning to cognitive science, he reveals how “understanding” itself may be an emergent property of compression.
“How convincing does the illusion of understanding have to be before you stop calling it an illusion?” (newyorker.com)
4. Apple Introduces a Delightful and Elegant New Software Design
Apple’s preview of “Liquid Glass” marks its most sweeping UI refresh yet: a translucent, light-responsive material that spans buttons to sidebars, uniting iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26 in a single, fluid design language. This new aesthetic primes users for interfaces that float in space—an early overture to spatial computing.
“Material baru, Liquid Glass, menggabungkan kualitas optik kaca dengan fluiditas yang hanya dapat dicapai oleh Apple.” (apple.com)
5. Generative Agents Will Change Our Society in Weird, Wonderful and Worrying Ways. Can Philosophy Help Us Get a Grip on Them?
Seth Lazar examines the coming wave of AI agents—LLM-based entities that plan, act, and learn with unprecedented autonomy—and calls for ethical architectures that embed moral reasoning and human values at their core. His 4,800-word essay navigates the opportunities and perils of companions, attention guardians, and digital proxies in the next decade.
“Generative agents will power companions that introduce new categories of social relationship, and change old ones.” (aeon.co)