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  • [New] The joint warning, signed by companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, argues that tasks once requiring highly skilled hackers and significant time could increasingly be accelerated or automated by artificial intelligence. KDBC
  • [New] Although job losses attributed to AI represent a small share of the overall U.S. workforce, Americans of all age groups are more likely to view AI as a force that will take away jobs, not create them. Ipsos
  • [New] Last week, Pew Research released a study finding that 71% of adults think AI will lead to fewer jobs in the United States over the next two decades, up from 64% in 2024-only 5% think it will lead to more jobs. Fortune
  • [New] Over 80% of experts anticipate fragmented AI governance. BuildEZ
  • [New] China, where talking to AI companions is already ordinary, is publicly nervous that chatbots will replace intimacy. X (formerly Twitter)
  • [New] Beijing fears that AI companions are replacing human intimacy New rules aim to limit emotional dependence on chatbots. MIT Technology Review
  • [New] At the same time, security and privacy of data ranks, again, as finance leaders' top priority to address over 2027, underscoring the importance of trusted data governance as AI becomes more embedded in finance operations. CPA Practice Advisor
  • [New] By 2030, AM Intelligence aims to hit 5GW of data center capacity across India, US and Europe, with facilities designed for high-density AI compute and liquid cooling. TahawulTech.com
  • [New] Following the Commonwealth's world leading action on artificial intelligence (AI) to develop national laws by early 2027, First Ministers agreed the emerging technology represents a generational opportunity for Australia if properly harnessed. Prime Minister of Australia
  • [New] 83% Organizations Reporting an Increase in Cyberattacks Over the Last 12 Months More than half of cybersecurity leaders identified generative and agentic AI technology as the most significant emerging technology threat. Narrative Strategies
  • [New] The first half of 2026 marked the first time TrendAI research teams documented China-aligned threat actors Earth Krahang, Earth Naga (associated with Flax Typhoon), and an unidentified actor actively integrating generative AI into multiple stages of the attack lifecycle. TrendAI
  • [New] Security operations center (SOC) teams and threat intelligence analysts get to see how China -, Russia -, DPRK -, and Iran-aligned actors operate day to day, from AI-assisted exploit development to C & C hidden inside trusted cloud services and blockchains. TrendAI
  • [New] In the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report, 70% of organizations rank AI as top data security risk and 48% have experienced reputational damage as a result of AI-generated misinformation. Thales Cloud Security Products
  • [New] OpenAI published an open letter on Thursday, joined by over 100 organizations, warning that the window to shore up cyber defences was quickly closing as AI-enabled attacks become more sophisticated and widespread. Business Insider
  • [New] OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft are among the AI builders warning about increasingly capable AI attacks, while security heavyweights including Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks have also signed on. theregister
  • [New] Both model developers and cyber defenders more broadly will have to prepare for AI-enabled attackers that work faster, at a larger scale, and with better coordination than human attackers. BBC News
  • [New] There is now an increased risk of AI tools spiraling out of control. BBC News
  • [New] Frontier AI is increasing the speed, scale and sophistication of cyber threats to the financial system while also accelerating technology and operational risks. FinExtra
  • [New] AI is compressing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation, which means defenders need a faster, more reliable path to action. FinExtra
  • [New] The establishment of the DE-AISI is an important opportunity for Germany to contribute to the safety and security of frontier AI models as their risks for national security and critical infrastructure become increasingly central. Institute for Law & AI
  • [New] In a different sense, the German policy debate seems to be converging on a narrow, purely scientific and technical mandate aimed at enabling the Federal Government to reach informed decisions on frontier AI model risks. Institute for Law & AI
  • [New] Understanding how to work effectively with AI will become an important workplace capability in the coming years. Blog | Employee Management System | EmpMonitor

Last updated: 11 September 2026



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