Tesla workers push back as Optimus training expands
Tesla workers asked to supply movement data for Optimus training reportedly objected to helping develop machines they believe could replace them, as production hurdles persist.
AI Skills Gap: 68% of Workers Use AI but Lack Training Time
Enterprise AI adoption reached 67.8% in 2026, yet 56.4% of employees receive no dedicated work time to develop critical skills, Workera research reveals.
AI-linked groups spend nearly $1 million around South Dakota Senate race
Wired reports that AI-linked groups committed nearly $1 million around incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds’s campaign, including about $600,000 in outside spending from Defend American Jobs and roughly $215,000 from employees and affiliated groups.
Mathematicians Keep Using AI Tools Even as Attribution Risks Grow
Despite growing concerns over credit, confidentiality and unverifiable claims, leading mathematicians continue to rely on AI systems such as Codex, Claude and ChatGPT, while calling for stricter attribution and verification rules.
Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Communities
Recent polls reveal a strong and growing resistance among U.S. voters toward the construction of artificial‑intelligence data centers, driven by environmental concerns, local impact and distrust of the technology.
AI Labs Ship New Models Weekly, and Buyers Are Exhausted
Anthropic, Google, Meta and OpenAI all shipped new AI models in the same week of September 2026, as the median gap between frontier releases fell to just 11 days. Enterprise buyers say the pace has become unmanageable.
Gates Proposes Robot Tax, 'Human Reserved' Jobs to Curb AI Harm
Bill Gates says AI threatens mass job losses and is pushing a tax on automation plus jobs legally reserved for humans, in a new essay published this week.
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