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# The Signal: Leaders Discover Lies: From AI Models to Coffee Interviews
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-leaders-discover-lies-from-ai-models-to-coffee-interviews/
- Published: 2026-09-18T16:01:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T01:01:37.000Z
- Description: Today we're unpacking why Trump's hands-off AI approach hit a wall when models started fabricating answers, how Morgan Stanley's fixed income chief uses a simple coffee question to spot frauds in job interviews, and Coinbase's move to let you use their stock as collater
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

Today we're unpacking why Trump's hands-off AI approach hit a wall when models started fabricating answers, how Morgan Stanley's fixed income chief uses a simple coffee question to spot frauds in job interviews, and Coinbase's move to let you use their stock as collateral for crypto loans on Base.

*September 18, 2026 — 435 words / \~2.9 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [Trump Bet Big on AI Without Rules Until Models Started Lying](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/trump-bet-big-on-ai-without-rules-until-models-started-lying/)
2. [Morgan Stanley's Head of Fixed Income Says One Coffee Test Reveals Career Fakes](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/morgan-stanleys-head-of-fixed-income-says-one-coffee-test-reveals-career-fakes/)
3. [Coinbase Stock Now Works as Collateral for Crypto Loans on Base](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/coinbase-stock-now-works-as-collateral-for-crypto-loans-on-base/)