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Author of 10 books. Just published a novel about AI: We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine. Link below to order.
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Alex L. Zhang

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By Deni Béchard Verified
| Scientific American Verified
Quick Facts Alex L. Zhang 24 Artificial Intelligence Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alex L. Zhang was 13 years old when he published a video game that went viral. More than 100,000 people bought the game for $1 to $3 each—a solid income for a middle schooler. Zhang is now a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology working on artificial intelligence. He took a winding path to get there.
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What is the AI compute crunch, and why are AI tools hitting usage limits?

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By Deni Béchard Verified
| Scientific American Verified
In late March some of the heaviest users of Anthropic’s Claude large language models began posting screenshots of a strange new scarcity: they were reaching five-hour usage limits in 20 minutes. Complaints spread across Reddit, GitHub and X. Anthropic told subscribers that their sessions would burn through usage limits faster during peak hours. The company also blocked some third-party tools, including OpenClaw, from drawing on its flat-rate subscription limits.
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Scientific American

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By Deni Béchard Verified
| Scientific American Verified
A British start-up recently pulled off a key maneuver for electric vertical flight—but certification, infrastructure and demand will decide whether air taxis fill our skies On the morning of April 14, 2026, at Cotswold Airport in southwest England, a test pilot rose straight into the air. He was testing the VX4—an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, or air taxi—built by the British firm Vertical Aerospace. During the test, the VX4's eight propellers lifted it like a drone.
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