AI news of 20 September 2026 · Humans Versus Robots

Meta, data collection

Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Meta's Muse app uses surveillance to train AI while requesting users' sensitive financial and identity data.

Wired 13h ago 5 min read

cybersecurity, energy

Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems

Human error and insider threats pose greater cybersecurity risks to energy systems than AI attacks.

The Verge 15h ago

datacentres, AI infrastructure

It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Trump backs AI and datacentre expansion while his political base opposes the infrastructure push.

Wired 13h ago

AI regulation

Is the AI industry really ready to slow down? Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Debate over whether AI industry executives are genuinely committed to slowing development.

TechCrunch 4h ago

AI infrastructure and investment

Following OpenAI, Anthropic is also reportedly postponing its IPO

Anthropic delays IPO to November 2026 as infrastructure costs, including $1.25 billion monthly for compute, strain finances.

The Decoder 15h ago

US government AI policy

Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’

Trump announces plan to form an AI Force and appoint an AI czar to lead it.

The Verge 12h ago

ChatGPT

ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector Opens at the publisher in a new tab

ChatGPT gains ability to track user activity across websites via ad collector.

Hacker News 8h ago

AI hallucinations

U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship over a hallucinated AI intelligence report

U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship after an AI chatbot falsely reported its cargo contained nuclear weapons components.

The Decoder 1d ago

AI hallucinations, military

AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation Opens at the publisher in a new tab

An AI system's hallucination nearly triggered a US military operation, prompting warnings about LLM uncertainty in defence applications.

TechCrunch 2d ago

AI hallucinations, military

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

An AI system's false identification of Chinese nuclear components nearly prompted a US military response, highlighting risks in military AI deployment...

Ars Technica 2d ago

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Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems

It’s Donald Trump Versus MAGA on Data Centers Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Is the AI industry really ready to slow down? Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Following OpenAI, Anthropic is also reportedly postponing its IPO

Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’

ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector Opens at the publisher in a new tab

U.S. military nearly boarded a Chinese ship over a hallucinated AI intelligence report

AI hallucination nearly triggers US military operation Opens at the publisher in a new tab

AI hallucination of Chinese nuclear components almost led to US military attack

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