Decrypt - 2026-08-16 ​
2 items collected.
1. Gemini 3.7 Flash Review: Google's Cheap Model Isn’t Dumb Anymore ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/16/2026, 4:00:05 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Three weeks after a Flash release that couldn't produce a working file, Google's budget tier zero-shots a playable game. It still can't reason, and a free 27B model still writes better.
2. People Are Turning to AI for Mental Health, California Wants It Banned ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/16/2026, 2:01:03 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
A California bill is awaiting an Assembly vote to "place guardrails" around AI chatbots and prevent them from acting as therapists.