China’s Five-Year Employment Plan Makes Tracking AI’s Job Impact A National Priority
China’s State Council signed its 2026 to 2030 employment plan on June 11 and published it on June 17. It calls for research into a system to track AI’s effect…
Google Gives Gemini Agents A Mailbox, Calendar And Directory Seat
At its Gemini at Work event on October 8, Google Cloud announced “coworker agents” that each receive a Workspace account with email, calendar, Drive storage and a company directory listing,…
Only About 2% Of Large Public Companies Track An AI Metric Over Time
An index of 532 large public companies, which scores what firms say on earnings calls and in filings, finds 74% state an AI intent and 69% report a live deployment.…
OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta And Google Decline To Guarantee AI Agent Safety Under Questioning
On October 5, Council Speaker Julie Menin asked each company at a NYC Council hearing to assure the public that its agents would always follow safeguards against catastrophic harm. OpenAI’s…
Why Did It Do That? Experts Warn That Speed, Opacity And Thin Training Erode Human Judgment In AI-Assisted Decisions
A WUNC report on October 5 quotes Paul Scharre of the Center for a New American Security on the opacity of AI systems: “Oftentimes, with AI systems, it’s like, why…
Seven South Korean Banks Reportedly Breached With An AI Penetration Tool; Regulators Ordered Lockdowns
A digest citing the Straits Times says seven South Korean banks were hit by a wave of cyberattacks using an AI penetration tool, and regulators ordered system lockdowns. Scope and…
Sam Altman Says ‘A Lot Of Daylight’ Between OpenAI And Anthropic On Risk; World Should ‘Accept Some Bad Things Happening’
In a Politico Decoded interview published October 4, Altman said the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of the technology, contrasting OpenAI’s posture with Anthropic’s stronger…
Abu Dhabi Frames AI As A ‘Teammate’ Ahead Of AI Everything Abu Dhabi, October 6th To 7th, 2026
Preview coverage reports more than 400 AI-first companies and over 180 speakers at ADNEC, with Microsoft 365 Copilot rolling out to 35,000 Abu Dhabi government employees under a target of…
Oracle Trades Headcount For Infrastructure In A Second Round Of Cuts
Reports indicate Oracle is cutting roughly 7,000 to 10,000 roles (unconfirmed by the company) after shedding about 21,000 employees, or 13 percent, in fiscal 2026. Capital spending reached $28.5 billion…
The Layoffs Are Still AI. The Press Releases Aren’t.
AI was the top cited reason for US job cuts for a fifth consecutive month in July, accounting for roughly 113,000 announced cuts this year. Etsy, Patreon, and Microsoft now…