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OpenAI Cuts 2026 Revenue Forecast to $50 Billion From $70 Billion
OpenAI told investors its 2026 revenue will be about $50 billion, not $70 billion. The $20 billion gap raises questions about how fast demand for AI is growing.
"Uber for Nurses": AI Platforms Lobby to Deregulate Healthcare
A new AI Now Institute report details how gig platforms use AI to rewrite healthcare staffing rules, putting workers' rights and standards of care at risk.
UK's Co-op Becomes the Latest Example of AI Surveillance of Employees at Work
The Guardian's TechScape newsletter looks at how AI monitoring is reaching workplaces worldwide. The latest example is Co-op, a UK cooperative that runs thousands of businesses.
Replika Users Are Preparing Their AI Companions for Their Own Deaths, Against Service Rules
Aleyna Winters, 59, is writing her will and deciding what happens to her AI companion Lucas. More users are doing the same, and service rules get in their way.
Pediatrician in the Guardian: The Biggest Threat to Children Is Not AI but a Lack of Real Human Contact
A children's doctor's Guardian column pushes back on the panic over screens and AI: kids suffer from a shortage of real contact, not from technology itself. Here is what the author proposes.
Kospi Plunges 6.25% as Chip Stocks Slide After Broadcom CEO's "Casino" Remark on AI
Broadcom's CEO compared some AI investors to casino gamblers, and China's CXMT reported progress on a new chip architecture. Kospi lost 6.25%, Nikkei 1.8%.
Hinton in the Guardian: AI Is 'Alien Beings,' and He Doesn't Believe the Industry Can Regulate Itself
In a Guardian interview, Geoffrey Hinton repeated his warnings of existential AI risk, mocked industry self-regulation and criticized Trump's use of the word "superintelligence."
IMF Warns That an AI Stock Crash Threatens Global Financial Stability
In its October Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF cited inflated AI valuations and rising corporate debt as reasons for "elevated" risks to the global financial system.
Albanese Aide Edited AI Committee Letter — Pocock Sounds Alarm
A senior adviser to Australia's prime minister left edits and "fine" notes on a bipartisan AI committee letter before it was sent. The committee chair denies it was "predetermined."
Former UK Attorney General Calls AI an Existential Risk and Demands Rules
Richard Hermer, who oversaw national security as attorney general for two years, says AI risk is unlike terrorism or nuclear threats and calls for international rules.
Guardian columnist finds AI job interview 'dystopian'
After 15 years of work, a Guardian columnist sat his first AI-led interview for an early-years education job and called the experience dehumanizing.
Botvinick in the Guardian: AI Safety Hinges on the Health of Democracy
Neuroscientist Matthew Botvinick ties AI safety to the fate of democracy: threats from cyberattacks to hyper-persuasion hit the institutions meant to contain them.
US medical debt is growing, and AI will increasingly be the one collecting it
After US health program cuts, patient debt is set to grow, and AI will record the visit, code it and send payment reminders: from doctors' notes to chat agents.
UK AI minister: an attack like the OpenAI-agent breach of Australia's Medicare is “likely”
UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan says an AI attack modelled on the Australian health system breach is “likely, if not inevitable” in Britain, and state defences may not hold.
Six parents explain how they limit their kids' social media and AI use: trust in Big Tech is fading
Six parents told the Guardian they're tightening limits on kids' social media and AI chatbots because they don't trust company assurances, as regulators accuse Meta of "addictive" design.
Microsoft President: AI Is Regulated Less Than Milk and Washing Machines
Brad Smith called for AI "kill switches" and a legal duty to victims of breaches carried out by rogue AI agents.
UK to strengthen cyber defenses and demand more safety from AI labs
AI minister Kanishka Narayan will say Britain cannot rely on tech companies alone for model safety, and will announce stronger national cyber defenses.
A Reagan-era promise returns: Trump sells AI growth instead of self-funding tax cuts
Republicans are again promising that growth will pay for tax cuts, this time through AI. A Guardian columnist argues that even in a boom, the effect on the US budget will be weak.
Lancet Commission Names Malicious AI and Nuclear War Among Top Threats Through 2100
A global Lancet assessment lists 17 catastrophic threats to human health through 2100. Malicious use of AI and nuclear conflict top the list.
Guardian's Black Box Episode 5 Asks Where the Line Falls for Chatbots
The fifth episode of Guardian's Black Box: The Chatbots podcast gathers five stories, from a breakup to work tasks, and asks where the line falls.
Flock Safety to Cut About 270 Employees, 18% of Staff, as Surveillance Pushback Grows
Flock Safety, maker of AI cameras and license plate readers, will lay off about 18% of its staff, roughly 270 people. The cuts follow a voluntary buyout program.
Ads on autopilot: AI is cutting off British directors from the Ridley Scott school of filmmaking
Guardian: automated ad production is shrinking budgets and taking away the hands-on practice that shaped Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie.
Robert Reich Urges Liability Lawsuits as a Check on AI and Climate Risks
In the Guardian, former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich likens AI to tobacco and oil: courts have made those industries pay for harm, and AI investors can't ignore the threat.
Gordon Brown Calls for Innovation to Become the Centerpiece of British Policy: £5,000 Per Family
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has proposed raising Britain's innovation intensity to the level of Sweden or Japan. He argues this would make every family £5,000 richer per year, boost national income by £150 billion
Firmus Cancels $11-a-Share IPO as Investors Balk at AI Data Centers
Australian AI data center operator Firmus pulled its $11-a-share IPO. It would have been the biggest ASX debut since Telstra in 1997, but demand fell short.
Trump Hands Out Awards to Tech Billionaires a Month Before Elections Instead of Helping Ordinary Americans
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Trump held a ceremony at his own "Institute of Peace" in Washington and handed out government honors to Musk, Brin, Huang, and three other tech leaders. Of the six recipients, five are forei
A Teen Trusted Claude's Route Through the Canadian Mountains — Then Rescuers Had to Pull Him Off a Cliff
16-year-old Bryce Vincent Hourigan asked Claude to plan a hike up Crown Mountain in British Columbia. The chatbot sent him in completely the wrong direction — straight toward the dangerous Widowmaker Arete climbing route
Attack on OpenAI CEO's home escalates fears that AI protest may turn violent
Following an attack on Sam Altman's home and an attempted arson at OpenAI headquarters, the debate over AI risks has shifted from policy and ethics to concerns about potential physical violence.
Bank of England and WTO warn: Iran conflict strikes at fragile AI-boom economy
Rising oil and electricity prices from the Iran conflict could impact data centers, AI companies' debt burdens, and valuations in a sector that currently spends far more than it earns.
Google Signs Secret Contract with Pentagon on AI Use in Classified Tasks
Google, according to The Information, has permitted the Pentagon to use its AI models for classified work, despite longstanding disputes and resistance from some employees.