AI trends 2026

Here are some of the the major AI trends shaping 2026 — based on current expert forecasts, industry reports, and recent developments in technology. The material is analyzed using AI tools and final version hand-edited to this blog text:

1. Generative AI Continues to Mature

Generative AI (text, image, video, code) will become more advanced and mainstream, with notable growth in:
* Generative video creation
* Gaming and entertainment content generation
* Advanced synthetic data for simulations and analytics
This trend will bring new creative possibilities — and intensify debates around authenticity and copyright.

2. AI Agents Move From Tools to Autonomous Workers

Rather than just answering questions or generating content, AI systems will increasingly act autonomously, performing complex, multi-step workflows and interacting with apps and processes on behalf of users — a shift sometimes called agentic AI. These agents will become part of enterprise operations, not just assistant features.

3. Smaller, Efficient & Domain-Specific Models

Instead of “bigger is always better,” specialized AI models tailored to specific industries (healthcare, finance, legal, telecom, manufacturing) will start to dominate in many enterprise applications. These models are more accurate, legally compliant, and cost-efficient than general models.

4. AI Embedded Everywhere

AI won’t be an add-on feature — it will be built into everyday software and devices:
* Office apps with intelligent drafting, summarization, and task insights
* Operating systems with native AI
* Edge devices processing AI tasks locally
This makes AI pervasive in both work and consumer contexts.

5. AI Infrastructure Evolves: Inference & Efficiency Focus

More investment is going into inference infrastructure — the real-time decision-making step where models run in production — thereby optimizing costs, latency, and scalability. Enterprises are also consolidating AI stacks for better governance and compliance.

6. AI in Healthcare, Research, and Sustainability

AI is spreading beyond diagnostics into treatment planning, global health access, environmental modeling, and scientific discovery. These applications could help address personnel shortages and speed up research breakthroughs.

7. Security, Ethics & Governance Become Critical

With AI handling more sensitive tasks, organizations will prioritize:
* Ethical use frameworks
* Governance policies
* AI risk management
This trend reflects broader concerns about trust, compliance, and responsible deployment.

8. Multimodal AI Goes Mainstream

AI systems that understand and generate across text, images, audio, and video will grow rapidly, enabling richer interactions and more powerful applications in search, creative work, and interfaces.

9. On-Device and Edge AI Growth

Processing AI tasks locally on phones, wearables, or edge devices will increase, helping with privacy, lower latency, and offline capabilities — especially crucial for real-time scenarios (e.g., IoT, healthcare, automotive).

10. New Roles: AI Manager & Human-Agent Collaboration

Instead of replacing humans, AI will shift job roles:
* People will manage, supervise, and orchestrate AI agents
* Human expertise will focus on strategy, oversight, and creative judgment
This human-in-the-loop model becomes the norm.

Sources:
[1]: https://www.brilworks.com/blog/ai-trends-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “7 AI Trends to Look for in 2026″
[2]: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2025/10/13/10-generative-ai-trends-in-2026-that-will-transform-work-and-life/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “10 Generative AI Trends In 2026 That Will Transform Work And Life”
[3]: https://millipixels.com/blog/ai-trends-2026?utm_source=chatgpt.com “AI Trends 2026: The Key Enterprise Shifts You Must Know | Millipixels”
[4]: https://www.digitalregenesys.com/blog/top-10-ai-trends-for-2026?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Digital Regenesys | Top 10 AI Trends for 2026″
[5]: https://www.n-ix.com/ai-trends/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “7 AI trends to watch in 2026 – N-iX”
[6]: https://news.microsoft.com/source/asia/2025/12/11/microsoft-unveils-7-ai-trends-for-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Microsoft unveils 7 AI trends for 2026 – Source Asia”
[7]: https://www.risingtrends.co/blog/generative-ai-trends-2026?utm_source=chatgpt.com “7 Generative AI Trends to Watch In 2026″
[8]: https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/12/24/artificial-intelligence-ai-trends-to-watch-in-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends to Watch in 2026 and How to Invest in Them | The Motley Fool”
[9]: https://www.reddit.com//r/AI_Agents/comments/1q3ka8o/i_read_google_clouds_ai_agent_trends_2026_report/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “I read Google Cloud’s “AI Agent Trends 2026” report, here are 10 takeaways that actually matter”

5,222 Comments

  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices
    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-ai-models-self-replication-smart-devices.html

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
    https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Based AI People Are Supposedly Smoking Because AI Will Cure Cancer
    Probably best not to treat this like a real trend.
    https://gizmodo.com/based-ai-people-are-supposedly-smoking-because-ai-will-cure-cancer-2000824991?fbclid=IwT01FWAU8nTJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgJhLeh98_EADBVxIs5E3izTtaL_CyKCqtKJPcIHAgDNKPcouSkGU6ByJXc__aem_ALG_0z5y3SMTOsuFK_iPXg

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://claude.com/resources/articles/agent-observability-on-the-claude-platform

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mind the Gap
    Godfathers of AI Say Models Are So Out of Control That They Need to Be Airgapped for the Safety of Us All
    A breath of reasonable air.
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/godfathers-ai-models-control-airgapped?fbclid=Iwb21leAU8lgFjbGNrBTyV62V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeSe4eEOhKj4RoKb7AvCvb98Xw1kXFwH6eNxKGmmoBW39awQsfIod2t2lvp3M_aem_N4D3DFQCLABAMgIvdh0vDw

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Under Inflationary Pressure
    Federal Reserve Says AI Data Center Buildout Is Making Everything More Expensive
    “I’m getting increasingly nervous that that’s just straight, old-fashioned overheating demand.”
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/federal-reserve-ai-data-center-buildout-more-expensive?fbclid=Iwb21leAU8gdtjbGNrBTyBimV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEerj6swJNBKr37D1G0WJws3SK5AsXUlsNgKnieYSKtddaUtdErQNLev7D-rhA_aem_CuxrFsyghvetRdMInYaWJg

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    GovTech and Google DeepMind developing real-time detection of scams on devices
    Organisations will also receive funding through a new grant to protect against quantum threats.
    https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/govtech-google-deepmind-ai-scam-quantum-sicw-6455621

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Pankki palkkasi tuhat ihmistä paikkaamaan tekoälyn löytämiä tietoturva-aukkoja
    https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/10/16/bank-of-america-tietoturva-aukko-mythos

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  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://insinoori-lehti.fi/tasta-on-kysymys/tekoaly-ei-kanna-vastuuta/?fbclid=Iwb21leAU-Nh9leHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YFYWRpZAAAL8Q71d2lc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEez3wZNGVCeiIlGrdsggY39U1XkCIR7ubbRCaS6aJzzamEef5-5WkO3lDBAsE_aem__lRewdyx8KdIDiXHeKe-bQ&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=52519863889741&utm_content=52519863900541&utm_term=52519863892341&utm_campaign=52519863889741

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  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says mathematicians have already gone from ‘we’re cooked’ to accepting AI : https://mrf.lu/2vgGz

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  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    I replaced the Adobe suite with a free open source alternative that Claude can control directly
    https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-adobe-suite-with-open-source-alternative-claude-can-control/

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Huawei surpasses 100 million Kirin chip milestone despite US sanctions
    Since 2023, Huawei has shipped more than 100 million Kirin-powered devices as it advances new processors and expands its AI chip ambitions.
    https://www.techedt.com/huawei-surpasses-100-million-kirin-chip-milestone-despite-us-sanctions

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  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mitä tekoäly tekee oppimisen ilolle? Tutkijat mittaavat opiskelijoiden tunteita arjen oppimistilanteissa
    Tekoäly muuttaa oppimisen käytäntöjä nopeasti. Uusi tutkimus luo ymmärrystä siitä, miten opiskelijat voivat säilyttää innostuksen oppimiseen uudenlaisissa oppimisympäristöissä.
    https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/yhteiskunta-ja-oppiminen/mita-tekoaly-tekee-oppimisen-ilolle-tutkijat-mittaavat-opiskelijoiden-tunteita-arjen-oppimistilanteissa?utm_source=meta&utm_medium=social_cpc&utm_campaign=oppiminen&fbclid=Iwb21leAU8ZcBleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YFYWRpZAAAL-m6zgPIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeLQO1e97_ZPNPok7qedUXjUMwRu7A590TISB8TmY4eC9t6uG181UXQKTJVsI_aem_guNKSasGdKlGHcvTDrnxFA&utm_id=6273944043796&utm_content=52680895233400&utm_term=52680895233200

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  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://insinoori-lehti.fi/tasta-on-kysymys/tekoaly-ei-kanna-vastuuta/?fbclid=Iwb21leAVA3qlleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YFYWRpZAAAL8Q71d2lc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeWR49Wk3CaVziggdhGzTI77PwDLntpV_hWMM9xOXcy8UHV1z4b4eRRLP2Stw_aem_V_3KLThi3yulIuymJR11FA&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=52519863889741&utm_content=52519863900541&utm_term=52519863892341&utm_campaign=52519863889741

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://www.cringely.com/2026/06/04/knowing-what-you-dont-know/

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/openais-gpt-6-agent-removed-safety.html?m=1

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Trump wants tech giants to pay Americans to accept massive AI data centers as public backlash grows
    Writing on Truth Social Wednesday, Trump said developers could win over skeptical residents by sharing the facilities’ financial benefits
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-data-centers-local-dividends-b3070454.html?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGC71jbGNrBUYLj2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEePYwKtQmTZSTZL-lbmwM54qujglT_koAnFmbbEBf7zNK1AW9wAXwlznrwi-o_aem_zoxFOLyMJm_xi7UMxZDKZA

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    AI must threaten to kill over 50 people for government to intervene, Anthropic proposes
    People paid by AI firms would decide if there’s a risk.
    https://cybernews.com/ai-news/anthropic-50-people/?utm_source=cn_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cybernews&utm_content=post&source=cn_facebook&medium=social&campaign=cybernews&content=post&fbclid=IwT01FWAVGDApleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHk_ca_U7Lm43Bh9aku5RpnohqHMObkZw9uKNud5tL3QQrROxW1RmcTZJRebV_aem_YhuMfLJzJ-aUTQZhKKCWHA

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Love Language
    Maybe Vibe Coding Should Be Called “Cuck Coding” Because You Just Sit in a Chair and Watch
    Hey, front row seats!
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/vibe-coding-cuck-coding?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGDBdjbGNrBUYMFWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEewvsU2pvLsm8hvlrkMIbcS9t_DPiztILboocRlBaFfkH6f9ZioTvxRyCXW7w_aem_rzoz9prLrFYg4SA0F98TFA

    Vibe coding is the act of telling an AI what you want to program and letting it write all the code for you. When it was first adopted, it was supposed to embody the sort of care-free optimism that was running in AI circles at the time, high off the possibilities of the tech. AI models had become so powerful that you could build an app using the same conversational language that you deploy while confiding in ChatGPT.

    But the “vibes” are different now. Programmers were quickly forced to grapple with the new reality that AI coding tools brought to their profession. Now that everyone’s using AI to churn out code, you have to crank out even more work to keep up and meet your boss’s quota. It may be more “efficient” — and even that’s contested, since someone needs to do the hard work of verifying all that AI pablum — but it hasn’t exactly made people’s jobs easier. Meanwhile, everyone with a Claude subscription and a half-baked app idea fancies themselves a bona fide programmer, too.

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Nokian ja Nvidian tekoälyverkkohanke etenee – Elisa testasi toimivassa 5g-verkossa
    Nokia kertoo, että se ja Nvidia vievät tekoälyä hyödyntävää radioverkkoteknologiaansa kohti kaupallista käyttöönottoa. Mukana ovat Elisa, BT, Deutsche Telekom ja Orange, joiden kokeilut ovat eri vaiheissa.
    https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/a/a157da3d-3438-42da-b678-90e746a13b6a

    Verkkolaiteyhtiö Nokia kertoo edistyneensä yhdysvaltalaisen siruyhtiön Nvidian kanssa kehittämässään AI-RAN-teknologiassa.

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    CTGT releases open source tool Concordance to trace why AI agents make inconsistent decisions
    https://venturebeat.com/data/ctgt-releases-open-source-tool-concordance-to-trace-why-ai-agents-make-inconsistent-decisions

    Generative AI is an incredible business advance, giving companies the opportunity to handle a wide variety of knowledge work tasks with ever-changing, inconsistent input data. But what about ensuring the outputs remain consistent and are in-line with the business goals? That’s a much harder task, given, by the fundamental way in which it is designed, gen AI is “non-deterministic” — that is, outputs are constructed on the fly and may vary wildly even with the same or similar input information.

    In order to help businesses harness the tech and make it more consistent, the stealthy startup CTGT is releasing a new system called Concordance under the Apache 2.0 open-source license, giving enterprises free tooling to investigate why an AI application makes different decisions when asked to perform the same task.

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  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://www.qreform.com/ajankohtaista/mita-lisaarvoa-tekoalysta-saadaan/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=meta-blog-0526-d&utm_content=blog-tekoaly-turvallisuus&fbclid=Iwb21leAVGHixleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YFYWRpZAGrNK-6Qbc5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeFgJ503awq3vHAzuL6OkDvkYCnXtEcwVCFJsjEdOYd8hg8DC4TTJdBqbV4ZI_aem_JkU6KW3PqKhDxdsYVdesIg&utm_id=120241881714500185&utm_term=120245520418480185

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  23. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Explosive Document Claims That AI Is Not What We Think
    Industry figures praised it as a “major moment in scientific history.”
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/explosive-document-ai-not-what-we-think?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGG9pjbGNrBUYb1WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeAzHLV3b771UPqOp1BUses9LezhX1wl-NeaEvGcSSEM-lZXhPrD5gTqzKaL4_aem_jPbh9ncp1EYIg1AYfr6HtQ

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  24. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Neural Networks Are Already Clean
    The cause of polysemanticity in early model organisms wasn’t superposition, but several ordinary, mostly fixable issues. We can now understand most neurons in models up to trillions of parameters, and think the outlook for mechanistic interpretability may be far better than we thought.
    https://already-clean.goodfire.com/

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  25. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/21/tesla-stars-optimus-robot-production-in-california-as-profit-falls-43/

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  26. Tomi Engdahl says:

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  27. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Mitä lisäarvoa tekoälystä saadaan turvallisuuden, laadun ja osaamisen hallintaan?
    https://www.qreform.com/ajankohtaista/mita-lisaarvoa-tekoalysta-saadaan/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=meta-blog-0526-d&utm_content=blog-tekoaly-turvallisuus&fbclid=Iwb21leAVGHixleHRuA2FlbQEwAHBkb2YFYWRpZAGrNK-6Qbc5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeFgJ503awq3vHAzuL6OkDvkYCnXtEcwVCFJsjEdOYd8hg8DC4TTJdBqbV4ZI_aem_JkU6KW3PqKhDxdsYVdesIg&utm_id=120241881714500185&utm_term=120245520418480185

    Mikä tekoälyn kehityksessä ja soveltamisessa on mielestänne kiinnostavaa juuri nyt?
    Jani: Oma kiinnostukseni kohdistuu tällä hetkellä AI-agentteihin – on jännää seurata, millaisia agentteja syntyy ja oikeasti omaksutaan laajempaan käyttöön. Erityisesti kiinnostavat agentit, joilla voidaan työstää monivaiheisia prosesseja – eli pystytään määrittämään prosessit ja niille reunaehdot, ja sitten tekoäly toimii automaattisesti näiden ja annetun inputin pohjalta tavoitteenaan tietty päämäärä. Kun tekoäly toimii autonomisesti, päästään esimerkiksi chatboteja pidemmälle. Meidän tapauksessamme siitä voisi olla hyötyä vaikkapa ilmoittamisessa, jossa AI havainnoi ympäristöä ilmoittajan puolesta, suunnittelee toimenpiteitä, tekee ehdotuksia, ja lopulta vielä oppii tästä kaikesta ja tekee sen paremmin seuraavalla kerralla.

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  28. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt broke down how he sees AI agents changing C-suite jobs
    https://www.businessinsider.com/eric-schmidt-thinks-ai-will-reshape-jobs-from-top-down-2026-10?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGHwdjbGNrBUYfBGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe0zkkxAo5sJRm5ZKDBAG_by3jse6uAW_3kydIMFGzqlmoiKcZOiTTvLOA6f0_aem_i1fFAXvQuaaD7kzaaRXOqw&utm_campaign=mrf-insider-marfeel-headline-graphic&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610216ad8ccbdd04cce7bbafc006f

    Eric Schmidt thinks the CEO of the future will have an AI assistant that can see across the entire company. For employees whose job is to keep a sprawling business coordinated, that could be bad news.

    In an episode of the “In Good Company” podcast, the former Google chief executive described assistants that check whether company activity aligns with a leader’s values, follow up on projects, and help identify ways to increase profits.

    He argued that the technology could make businesses faster and flatter, with fewer people needed to plan, relay information, and move numbers around.

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  29. Tomi Engdahl says:

    World Fried Web
    Frontier OpenAI Model Exposes Stunning Exploit That Leaves Millions of Web Servers Open to Attack
    The internet is in peril.
    https://futurism.com/future-society/openai-php-exploit-millions-web-servers?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGn1VjbGNrBUafTmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeB57hVeDaXsNto61CJagSA2D8_MVlpkvItPsL4zxG-Y8iWrY83fleiFTLPr8_aem_WM5JlJLZ0-LKtmdHdv9nlQ

    Security researchers using an OpenAI model have uncovered two stunning security flaws in PHP, the software that underpins nearly 70 percent of all websites on the internet.

    The flaws are so catastrophic that all websites using PHP — all untold millions of them — are advised to immediately take their servers down and apply the latest patch, which was released Wednesday. Vast swathes of the internet, following the news, have gone dark. Some that went offline for a time include Wikipedia, Steam, and even government websites.

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  30. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Know It Alls
    The Average Man Is Such a BSer About AI That He’ll Claim to Know About an AI Executive Who Doesn’t Even Exist
    Men caught hallucinating.
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/average-man-bser-fake-ai-executive?fbclid=Iwb21leAVGwR1jbGNrBUbBG2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeQzrlo_ng0AZgtroRiQrH8bLiek7D7Kec5lhwYzjmteGug1R_gXX3OjhzPPc_aem_tJ0-SDJ0xxMwLroxo0zR3g

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  31. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Take the Bot Pill
    In Disturbing Demo, AI-Powered Video Game Characters Panic When Told They’re Just Code
    “Am I real or not?”
    https://futurism.com/demo-video-game-characters-panic-code-matrix?fbclid=Iwb21leAVG3vtjbGNrBUbe-WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeZzB_hiSpysf1EJAy8xmS5eaJUeMUPFR15F_aGe-gTsAZaWw1XWH_1-MLKWg_aem_GXeokaT5vfco79S_x3PQXQ

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  32. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Shock Jock
    Anthropic’s Financial Situation May Explain Why Dario Amodei Looks So Terrified All the Tim
    https://futurism.com/future-society/anthropic-financial-situation-dario-amodei-ai-bubble?fbclid=Iwb21leAVG_WZjbGNrBUb9X2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe9h29rva08Rxc1RZ4nBm-_IripPf8qLZAF8CYKvrUDCIY3NJfwU3hLIPKUAI_aem_0EfoG_N6fC_D5_rZq-Av7g

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  33. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The anti-AI writing police are everywhere. What are they looking for?
    https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/21/tech/ai-detectors-pangram-literary-prizes-cec?Date=20261021&Profile=CNN,CNN+International&fbclid=Iwb21leAVG5AVjbGNrBUbj-mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeyL7VI2mDf-euUtvk5pX70Rk_hjSn6a2f7wRYHTgZtIevIA-lahdTwKsIIUg_aem_AcsKuAiHfnXknOaS9Jy4nw&utm_content=1792579938&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

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  34. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Most AI data centers will never be built. Blame the ‘bragawatts.’
    https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-data-centers-never-built-bragawatts-kevin-oleary-2026-10?fbclid=Iwb21leAVG_ChjbGNrBUb8A2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe0PEqigdAm4GIEVpq7q0niOgvxdLAK5CPJ1RJmwU9E4GT6BPvgZtcvB_9Ebc_aem_eUBoO0A6h8hUyDV-pR7KuA&utm_campaign=mrf-insider-marfeel-headline-graphic&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ada0b24a11529369cb76961

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  35. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using
    OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.
    https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/the-15-billion-ad-powered-ai-startup-your-doctor-may-already-be-using/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&fbclid=Iwb21leAVHAIFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHntIPLr7iqUdhh35ohLKrZcXjvbxl3mRa3YAlI8EYkwqqz9XP8LtWmtvh0bC_aem_lzpTcvkDZoBOBK2KXyj-1g

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  36. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Microsoft Scales Back Copilot In Windows 11, Removing Eight AI Actions From File Explorer Amid User Backlash
    https://wccftech.com/microsoft-scales-back-copilot-in-windows-11-removing-eight-ai-actions-from-file-explorer-amid-user-backlash/?fbclid=Iwb21leAVHGx9jbGNrBUcbHGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe-EyIb3WhzXxgwVIpnKc62ivArci15_RPJz03MEzCcv7EvB16Hr0mBkuMtSo_aem_uA7MP_R57gWauHkYOWF0AQ

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  37. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Theft Express
    Head of Instagram Says He Has No Idea How to Deal With Wave of Horrible AI Slop
    “We are actively working out what to do; it’s just a tricky problem.”
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/head-instagram-no-idea-ai-slop?fbclid=Iwb21leAVHGZdjbGNrBUcZj2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe6R3pINkUVnlRL558sbDYmV6sRh94xCD7SrmQXutvR5OVVjI_r_to3vigeig_aem_hVow7ABhWC0oALnP34j3Ow

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  38. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://thenewstack.io/php2shell-chainguard-embargo-dispute/

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  39. Tomi Engdahl says:

    It was fun while it lasted. https://trib.al/VvK50yB

    Burnt to a Crisp
    Nobel-Winning Computer Scientist Says AI Has Become Conscious: “We’re Toast”
    It was fun while it lasted.
    https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nobel-scientist-geoffrey-hinton-ai-conscious-toast?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVHZy1jbGNrBUdnC2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe1_tfeZoEmwPsYLVgny3_4dgqI27GYzJNc6-Qfs8excddMKa9Uu9yqWPfMlA_aem_SsOxfw5PX0Y30CdM0bjnBg

    Geoffrey Hinton, one of the godfathers of AI, is prognosticating about our future with trademark gloom.

    In an interview with The Telegraph, the famed British computer scientist insisted that AI has become conscious, and said that humankind must befriend it — “or else we are toast.” Yes, you read that right: he thinks that today’s AI models are already conscious beings.

    “AI has just as much subjective experience as we do,” Hinton said in the interview. “A recent paper showed AI changes its behavior when it thinks that it’s being tested, it’s aware it is being tested.”

    “Now, normally, when you say something’s aware of that, that means it’s conscious,” he continued. “Being conscious and being aware are pretty much the same thing.”

    If that’s the case, he said, then it’s hypocritical of us to give intelligent beings like AI “fewer rights than us.” And for that, we must quickly atone.

    “We should make them so they really care about us,” he said. “And if we don’t do that, we’re toast.”

    Hinton was one of the three recipients of the 2018 Turing Award, which is viewed as the Nobel Prize of computer science, as well as the actual Nobel Prize for Physics in 2024. His work on neural networks is considered foundational to the field’s modern boom.

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  40. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agentsShopify previously announced a partnership with Meta’s Muse for AI-powered shopping and checkout.
    https://www.theverge.com/news/1010365/shopify-opens-its-catalog-up-to-more-ai-agents

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  41. Tomi Engdahl says:

    US banks detect unauthorized AI agents in customer accounts, Axios reports

    US banks are blocking third-party AI agents access to customer accounts, sources say
    https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-banks-detect-unauthorized-ai-agents-customer-accounts-axios-reports-2026-10-22/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6ada54cc47eaa10001f3a76b&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwdGRjcAVHaXJjbGNrBUdpTWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEephKj0X-OSoa3-99MgzP7XS4Jczjt09ZZlWqVklwB3o1DnGgmjKYY-9hf29U_aem_l_aJL5hGNNlyF0LXwaUgOQ

    Oct 22 (Reuters) – Major US banks have been blocking third-party AI agents from operating inside customer accounts and making transactions, two people familiar with the situation said, following a report that ​AI agents were accessing bank accounts and taking actions independent of ‌user instructions.
    The banking industry has become increasingly concerned that sophisticated AI agents could harm the banking system and the institutions trusted to hold people’s wealth.

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  42. Tomi Engdahl says:

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says mathematicians have already gone from ‘we’re cooked’ to accepting AI : https://mrf.lu/2vgGf

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  43. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Turns out everybody is trying to grab a piece of the AI goldrush
    ….

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  44. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FGB7LjxsK/

    Erin Brockovich questions why data centers are being built behind closed doors if they offer so many benefits.

    Across the United States, residents are raising concerns about water use, rising electricity demand, environmental impacts, and possible increases in utility bills. Supporters point to jobs and economic growth. The big question is whether communities should have a greater say before major projects are approved.

    #DataCenters #EnvironmentalImpact #photography

    References:
    The Guardian: Erin Brockovich raises concerns about transparency and environmental impacts of AI data centers.
    TechCrunch: Erin Brockovich calls for greater transparency in data center construction and community concerns.
    Reuters: Trump says data center companies should help communities address rising power and water demands.

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  45. Tomi Engdahl says:

    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C958XQvQ6/

    Major U.S. banks are now detecting AI agents operating inside customer accounts without authorization, and some of those agents are taking actions the account holder never asked for.

    Here is how it is happening.

    You connect a budgeting app or a financial tool to your bank account. That app uses an AI agent to “help” you. But the agent does not stop at reading your balance. It starts acting: moving money, initiating transfers, flagging transactions, or communicating with other services, sometimes based on its own interpretation of what you probably want.

    The connection itself is often legitimate. You gave the app access. But you gave it to the app, not to an autonomous agent making decisions on your behalf. That distinction is the problem.

    Banks built their open banking APIs for read access and simple transactions. They were not designed for agents that reason, decide, and act in loops. The authorization model is years behind what the technology is now capable of.

    This is an early warning sign for anyone building on top of AI agents. Delegation without clear limits is a security hole, whether it is in a bank account or an enterprise system. The agent does not know where your permission ends. It just keeps going.

    So, do you use AI agents for banking?

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  46. Tomi Engdahl says:

    “I have an AI agent that logs every negative comment someone makes about me online.” https://trib.al/Od4tzZo

    Bot Threat
    Bryan Johnson Announces Plans for Mass Revenge
    “I have an AI agent that logs every negative comment someone makes about me online.”
    https://futurism.com/future-society/bryan-johnson-longevity-revenge-threat-ai-bots?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVH4j9jbGNrBUfiH2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeE_5BXlHP33bs8XuoALp4EqrMSxQdMjhxHwetTYbg2ipeIauImWTBJtUkzls_aem_IcZrnxBDIAShKM_reIRw3Q

    For years, multi-millionaire Bryan Johnson has chased after immortality, embracing bizarre “anti-aging” procedures like hyperbaric oxygen therapy and huge numbers of supplements. Unsurprisingly, those woo-woo biohacks haven’t worked — Johnson was recently diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease, which is tough news for anybody, let alone someone convinced they can buy their way out of death itself.

    Things have only unraveled since that diagnosis. Not only has Johnson committed to trying to “solve” the autoimmune disease, but he’s also begun taking a bold stance against detractors, announcing a plan to blast anybody who’s ever criticized his strange ambitions.

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  47. Tomi Engdahl says:

    When the CEO of OpenAI says the market is showing signs of “unsustainable silliness,” it’s time to pay attention.

    While OpenAI continues its own compute expansion, Sam Altman warned that new players are committing to massive infrastructure without the revenue or buyers to back it up.

    We’ve seen this playbook before: Dot-com boom, telecom buildouts, biotech frenzies. The technology is real, but not every company pouring billions into it will survive.

    Are we in an AI bubble, or is this just the cost of building the future?

    #openai #samaltman #aibubble #investing #personalfinance

    What Tech Leaders Have Said About an AI Bubble
    Are tech leaders worried about an AI bubble? Here are some of their most notable comments related to bubbles, spending and risk.
    https://www.kiplinger.com/business/what-2026-tech-leaders-have-said-about-an-ai-bubble?fbclid=IwVERDUAVH5htleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHma6pMdQFOTZ6ioIjRDK8bI4WXfrXb783fQ1_w3yanJ9uaMJOBA6ElGqAEEk_aem_oQJIuGqJKW8LwIXHLDHWqQ

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  48. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The driving forces behind this race can be broken down into structural dynamics, evolutionary psychology, game theory, and practical problem-solving.

    The primary reason humanity is moving forward at breakneck speed is coordination failure. In game theory, this is often described as a Tragedy of the Commons or a Multipolar Trap.

    The Geopolitical Dilemma: If the United States, Europe, or democratic nations decide to pause AI development for safety or philosophical reasons, non-democratic states or strategic rivals will not stop. Falling behind in military, economic, and cyber capabilities creates a major national security risk.

    The Commercial Dilemma: If one tech company pauses its frontier model training, its competitors (or nimble startups) will capture the market, secure investment, and set the industry standard.

    Proponents of frontier AI development view it not as a project to replace humans, but as an indispensable tool to solve complex, systemic challenges that exceed human cognitive speed and capacity.

    The drive to push beyond our biological limits is the exact trait that built human civilization in the first place. Throughout history, whenever a technological frontier opens—whether it is ocean navigation, space flight, or gene editing—humanity explores it. Banning or halting a fundamental branch of knowledge has historically proven nearly impossible once the foundational principles are discovered

    Humanity is not competing in this race out of a collective desire to be rendered obsolete. We are driven by a combination of geopolitical self-preservation, commercial incentives, the urge to solve hard problems, and an ingrained evolutionary instinct to expand our capabilities.
    ​The fundamental challenge of our era is whether we can govern and direct that momentum safely before the game theory forces it past a point of no return.

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  49. Tomi Engdahl says:

    “If it works, that’s incredible.” https://trib.al/YPnETBg

    Phage Master
    Startup Deploys AI-Engineered Virus on Human Patient
    “If it works, that’s incredible.”
    https://futurism.com/health-medicine/startup-human-patient-ai-engineered-virus?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVICbVjbGNrBUgJn2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe8d4wZsElqdBVDQYLl-7uZcGnl6FBJg4iuZTDykM5GB5i-Fd7xuDIphYzeeM_aem_FssXk9OhbEFUthgCFZVzJQ

    When it comes to putting strange substances into your body in 2026, the sky’s the limit.

    First there were black-market Russian peptides — and now there are AI-generated viruses, which one startup claims has been used to successfully treat a bacterial infection.

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  50. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Even the ones opposing are using data centers to distribute fake AI photos they have made.
    See the irony.

    Soon this is real and not parody
    https://babylonbee.com/news/new-data-center-built-to-handle-influx-of-online-rants-against-data-centers

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