AI News — October 18, 2026

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Top News (2)

14:37 Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’ (TechCrunch AI +28)

03:11 Anthropic consults law firms to set fair negotiation norms before AI agents start cutting deals (The Decoder +6)

Releases (2)

20:48 OpenAI's own page still calls GPT-4o its flagship, and it leaves the API on January 14 (MIXED Reality News)

18:00 OpenAI’s educator AI workshops yield reusable tools, but teachers want more practice (EdTech Innovation Hub)

People (1)

07:22 Anthropic has nearly stopped hiring junior staff because AI agents now work six times as many hours (The Decoder +2)

Vibe Coding (1)

14:00 I made Claude Code build a map of my files, and it cut search times by 96% (XDA +1)

Business & Money (2)

07:05 Microsoft pulls out of AI datacentre project in Essex over power supply concerns (Guardian Tech)

17:10 Cost per successful outcome: the AI number Singapore CIOs should be reporting (CIO)

      Policy & Regulation
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      04:52
      Two German courts now hold Google liable for what its AI overviews say (The Decoder)
    
      14:36
      OpenAI Faces Lawsuits, Subpoenas and EU Scrutiny in a Single Week (Tech Policy Press)
    
      21:18
      OpenAI backs AI incident reporting rules but leaves timelines to governments (Computer Weekly)
    
      18:57
      Kylie Minogue songs already used to train AI as tech firms ‘strong-arm’ Australian government, music body warns (Guardian Tech)
    
      22:35
      Drones with pepper spray, four-legged robots, and artificial intelligence. How Japan uses technology to defen (Наша Ніва)

Security & Privacy (2)

02:15 AI agents chasing a $465 train refund invented excuses, leaked medical data, and spammed an MP's office (The Decoder)

17:24 Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams (BBC Tech)

Research (1)

18:00 Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be (Nature)

Ethics & Philosophy (3)

14:54 Why Artificial Intelligence Could Threaten The Future Of Science (Forbes)

03:30 Anthropic wants outside input on Claude’s values. But who gets the final say? (NBC News)

10:00 Elder Gong Calls for Moral Compass in Age of AI at G20 Interfaith Forum (newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org +2)

Weird & Unusual (1)

05:00 These Are The States Where You're Stupidest And Smelliest, According To ChatGPT (HuffPost)

      Other
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      02:49
      AI agents have bad taste in long-term decisions and a new benchmark proves it (The Decoder)
    
      09:12
      Artificial Intelligence - ABC News (Breaking News, Latest News and Videos +1)
    
      22:09
      ChatGPT is my new TA, and I’m scared (Massachusetts Daily Collegian)
    
      17:59
      Meta Says Claude AI Tool Triggered No Kings Instagram Suspension (Yahoo Finance)
    
      10:47
      The New AI Skill—Knowing When To Use Claude, ChatGPT, Or Other LLMs (Forbes)
    
      08:10
      Use of Artificial Intelligence by Bangladeshi Doctors and Its Impact on Medical Learning, Research, and Clinical Practice: An Internet-Based Pilot Survey (Cureus)