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

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Podcast: [AI News Daily - Your Daily AI Briefing in 5 Minutes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-news-daily-your-daily-ai-briefing-in-5-minutes-7185510)
Published: 2026-07-18T03:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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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