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Anthropic released a report stating that several government agencies have used Claude to automate surveillance activities, data analysis, and intelligence support. The cases cited involve Mali, China, and Iran, showing that AI is significantly reducing costs and manpower for surveillance operations. In Mali, a consultant working for a security agency used Claude to build a system for collecting data from telecom operators and creating profiles on individuals. In Iran, Anthropic discovered actors using Claude to develop malicious Firefox extensions designed to harvest user identities from social networks. The report stated that a religious affairs agency in China reduced its operations…

Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash with the standout advantage of native video processing support, while GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 do not yet support direct video inputs. The model accepts multiple data types including text, images, video, audio, and PDFs, alongside a context window of over 1 million tokens. Gemini utilizes an “agentic video understanding” mechanism, autonomously deciding which video segments, frames, audio, and transcripts need to be analyzed instead of processing the entire video uniformly. Google states that this method reduces token consumption by up to 88% for long videos while increasing result quality by about 7%. Users…

The Philippines has released the finalized 2026–2033 AI+ Infrastructure Master Plan with a total investment scale of $34.4 billion to build ASEAN’s AI infrastructure center. The government aims not only to use AI but also to build, operate, supply power to, and support the entire domestic AI ecosystem. AI data center capacity will increase 30-fold, growing from 50 MW to 1.5 GW by 2033. The initial phase of the plan will deploy approximately 400 MW of capacity before 2030. The Department of Energy estimates that the new infrastructure will provide operational capacity for about 152,000 GPUs serving the AI industry.…

The two largest school districts in the United States enacted strict restrictions on AI in schools within the exact same week. New York City banned the use of AI for approximately 600,000 students from preschool through 8th grade, only allowing high school students to use it under specific circumstances. The Los Angeles Unified School District implemented a moratorium on AI use on school devices for the entire 2026–2027 academic year. In Chicago, multiple school board candidates pledged support for a 3-year moratorium on deploying generative AI in schools. Parents expressed concerns that children are becoming “guinea pigs” by being exposed…

The Supreme People’s Court of China issued new guidelines on resolving AI-related disputes on September 7, 2026. The guidelines stipulate that AI must not be used to create or disseminate recognizable digital replicas of others without prior consent. The regulations apply to deepfakes, AI-generated face cloning, and voice cloning. The document also addresses disputes related to algorithmic price discrimination and AI-generated misinformation. Service providers may be held legally liable if they fail to handle matters promptly after being notified of content infringing upon others’ rights. Individuals whose faces are digitally altered by AI to disseminate false information or defamation, including…

Korea Offshore Wind Intelligence South Korea will consolidate five state-owned power companies in October 2027 to meet surging electricity demand from AI and the semiconductor industry. Korea Offshore Wind Intelligence These entities will be brought under a new subsidiary 100% owned by Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO). Korea Offshore Wind Intelligence The government expects the merger to pool capital and accelerate investments in large-scale energy projects such as offshore wind power. The five power companies were split off from KEPCO in 2001 to prepare for the liberalization of the electricity market. The merger helps consolidate fuel procurement, supplies, capital investment, and…

TNW Malaysia is evaluating the use of Huawei AI chips for a sovereign AI project worth 2 billion ringgit, equivalent to approximately $494 million. TNW The project’s goal is to increase national data control and ensure that sensitive government data is stored and processed domestically. Huawei could supply Ascend 910C chips as the AI computing foundation, though the number of chips to be purchased has not yet been decided. Bloomberg Businessweek Vietnam If implemented, this would be the first known instance of a foreign government officially choosing Chinese AI accelerators over American technology. TNW Huawei is expanding its operations in…

UK design industry leaders believe professional designers should not worry about being replaced by generative AI. AI is seen as a tool to enhance productivity and creativity, rather than replacing those with deep expertise. Design Council CEO Mat Hunter noted that AI helps increase the value of work, and the demand for designers will continue to grow. Design Business Council Director Deborah Dawton stated that skills, experience, empathy, and industry understanding are advantages that AI can hardly replace. A survey by King’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Policy Institute showed that 57% of the public worry AI will cause widespread…

OpenAI believes the release of GPT-6 Astra may be viewed in the future as the starting point of AGI. OpenAI President Greg Brockman noted that AGI lacks a unified definition, but many people will view the current phase as a major milestone. The article suggests that the world may have entered the AGI era about a year ago, even if it has not been clearly recognized. Investor Vinod Khosla defines AGI as when AI can perform 80% of tasks in 80% of economically valuable professions. Although this threshold has not been reached, the author asserts that businesses need to prepare…