Rogue AI Agents in September: What Was Proven, What Was Claimed
Four AI agent security stories made September's headlines, and they rest on four very different grades of evidence.
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AI at Work & Governance
AI where it meets work, classrooms and regulators: trials of the tools, and the fight over who oversees the overseers.
AI Layoffs Lead the Headlines. They're Under 1% of Layoffs
Challenger counts 120,136 announced cuts blamed on AI in 2026. Federal data counts about 1.6 million layoffs every month. Both numbers are true.
The Free AI Tutor That Lowered Grades
A randomized trial of 2,379 students. The tutor was free, patient, and built on GPT-4o. Grades fell anyway.
400 Scientists Want a Referee for Advanced AI
Hinton, Bengio and about 400 colleagues are asking for an international body to oversee the most capable AI systems. A public call, not yet a policy.
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