Weekly Links (12/19/2025)

• by Elliot Lewis
  1. OpenAI released research on how useful chain-of-thought is for monitoring AI behavior.
  2. A group of actors, directors, and other Hollywood creatives have launched the Creators Coalition on AI: “This is not a full rejection of AI. The technology is here. This is a commitment to responsible, human-centered innovation.”
  3. Why do AI chatbots use the pronoun “I”? The New York Times writes about the Anthropic “soul doc.”
  4. The Wall Street Journal had AI run a vending machine at their office, replicating Anthropic’s Project Vend.
  5. 64% of American teenagers use AI chatbots. 28% talk to their chatbots daily.