IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva likened AI's effect on the global labour market to a slow-moving tsunami, with young job seekers most exposed. A World Bank jobs council is calling for employment support measures of the kind used in crises.
This piece defines sovereign AI as AI an organisation can keep running without its provider. It recommends simulating a loss of access before it actually happens.
In an opinion piece, Matthew Botvinick argues that AI safety has moved from niche topic to mainstream concern, with risks ranging from cyberattacks to hyper-persuasion and rogue behaviour. He contends that because AI threatens institutions, preserving democracy is now more urgent.
US medical debt is expected to grow as Republican-led health cuts take effect this winter. AI is increasingly involved across the chain, from taking notes in exam rooms to coding visits, billing and collection.
Activision has taken down two fan projects that used AI to recreate Call of Duty games. The publisher is treating AI use of its intellectual property very seriously.
The White House has restored the UK AI Security Institute's early access to models from Anthropic, Google DeepMind and OpenAI, after telling the companies in September to stop sharing them. Diplomatic pressure from UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan led to the reversal.