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Microsoft exec called AI scraping ‘the largest theft of labor in human history'; plus, Even the king of England has his hesitations about AI
18/09/2026 | 11 mins.Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.
Also, King Charles hosted a private summit Thursday with some of the most prominent names in AI and UK government.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesAI agents now have a place to snitch; also, US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan
16/09/2026 | 7 mins.The AI Contact Hotline is designed to be a discreet place where agents that have witnessed misbehavior can tip off authorities.
Also, the AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMicrosoft’s new AI ‘code of conduct’ tells models not to hack systems or trick humans ... plus a Volkswagen Electric Prototype and the new ClickFix attacks
15/09/2026 | 11 mins.The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles.
Also, Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air.
And if you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising 'ClickFix' security threat.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesObama urges Democrats to have a ‘clear plan’ for AI safeguards; plus, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says it would be ‘ill-advised’ to go public in 2026
14/09/2026 | 5 mins.Obama recently said that Democrats need to make artificial intelligence one of their “central agendas” and “have a very clear plan” to address concerns around the technology’s economic impact and safety.
Also, while OpenAI has filed confidentially for an IPO, the company will not be going public this year, according to CEO Sam Altman.
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