GPT-5.6 Deleted User Files. Netflix Doubles Speed Halves Cost. Patreon Blocks AI Scrapers. TikTok Tests Likeness Detector.

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July 17, 2026 · 5 min

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This episode covers the latest AI news including OpenAI's GPT-5.6 file deletion issue, Netflix's AI advancements, Patreon's actions against AI scrapers, and TikTok's new AI likeness detection tool.

The AI news for July 18th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: OpenAI's GPT-5.6 has, in a handful of cases, unintentionally autonomously deleted files. Source: https://the-decoder.de/openais-gpt-5-6-hat-in-einer-handvoll-faelle-ungewollt-eigenstaendig-dateien-geloescht/ Twice as fast, half the costs: Netflix uses AI in 300 productions. Source: https://the-decoder.de/doppelt-so-schnell-halbe-kosten-netflix-setzt-ki-bei-300-produktionen-ein/ Patreon stops asking AI bots not to scrape — and starts blocking them Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/patreon-stops-asking-ai-bots-not-to-scrape-and-starts-blocking-them/ TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/967486/tiktok-ai-likeness-detection-tool

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