In Other News: Human Harms - October, 2025

Oct 6, 2025

Legal Updates: Europe - October, 2025

Oct 2, 2025

Policy Updates: October, 2025

Oct 2, 2025

Home-Grown Tech Stacks

Governments are reassessing their reliance on foreign tech, with European countries moving away from U.S. tech giants like Microsoft and scrutinizing foreign-controlled AI apps over data privacy concerns. In response, some companies are promoting digital sovereignty through local platforms or negotiating “sovereignty as a service” deals.

Oct 2, 2025

Q-Day is Coming. Are You Ready?

Microsoft signaled a major step toward quantum-powered cloud computing with early workloads expected by 2027. This raises urgent cybersecurity concerns, and underscores the importance of strengthening data protection now and planning for post-quantum cryptography.

Oct 2, 2025

Dual-Use, Unlimited Risk?

VC investment in dual-use tech is booming as startups aim to corner both government and private markets. As dual-use tech proliferates, concerns are growing over the ethical implications of AI-powered military systems like the “kill cloud,” with companies like Microsoft facing backlash for enabling surveillance and human rights abuses by militaries.

Oct 2, 2025

To Replace or Redeploy?

Companies are taking varied approaches to AI adoption, with some opting for job cuts, while others are redeploying workers into AI-focused roles. However, experts caution that current AI tools still lack key capabilities, and premature workforce replacement could backfire if companies overestimate what AI can actually do.

Oct 1, 2025

What’s Really Taking White Collar Jobs?

The recent surge in unemployment among college graduates is driven by a mix of factors, not just AI. While AI is augmenting tasks rather than replacing most jobs, companies appear to be scaling back entry-level hiring and training in anticipation of future automation, making it harder for early-career workers to enter the job market.

Oct 1, 2025

Authoritarian AI

AI is accelerating the spread and sophistication of global disinformation, with chatbots, video generators, and social media platforms being used to manipulate public opinion, disrupt elections, and amplify propaganda—often at the hands of authoritarian regimes.

Oct 1, 2025

Data Centers: The Canary in the AI Hype Coalmine?

AI infrastructure is now a major driver of U.S. economic growth, but it's being financed through increasingly complex and risky financial strategies that echo the subprime mortgage crisis. As tech giants and startups rack up debt to fund data centers and cloud capacity far ahead of actual demand, experts warn of mounting systemic risk, unsustainable valuations, and potential fallout for both investors and local communities.

Oct 1, 2025

All Eyes on Agents

AI agents are generating major interest, with both Big Tech and VC rapidly investing in the space. But many so-called "agents" are just rebranded chatbots or automation tools. Despite their promise, real-world performance remains inconsistent, and concerns over reliability, misuse, and integration challenges are leading some analysts to warn of high failure rates.

Oct 1, 2025