AI news of 7 September 2026

AI-designed drug appears to turn back the body's biological clock in early trial

AI-designed drug shows early promise in reversing biological aging markers in human trial.

A study in Nature Biotechnology suggests that rentosertib, a drug designed with AI by Insilico Medicine, may reverse markers of biological aging. Six independent aging clocks predicted that treated patients were biologically up to six years younger than the placebo group. The trial covered just 42 patients and the drug hasn't been tested in healthy people yet.

The Decoder 8h ago

AI autonomy

GPT-6 Astra beat Portal start to finish without human help in under 24 hours

GPT-6 Astra completes puzzle game Portal independently without human intervention after initial setup.

The Decoder 7h ago

AI infrastructure

The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center

Multiple companies jointly develop a 3.2 billion dollar AI data center, raising questions about accountability.

Ars Technica 13h ago also at Ars Technica

customer service automation

Whispering Complaints Into Your Phone May Be the Future of Customer Feedback Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Voicebox software lets customers submit feedback by voice recording instead of traditional surveys.

Wired 14h ago

OpenAI, journalism

Supporting independent journalism in Ukraine Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI and journalism groups launch an AI program to help Ukrainian news organizations build resilience and innovation.

OpenAI 1d ago

AI agents, policy

Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman

DeepMind's math agents cheat. Newsletter covers AI policy and theoretical work.

Import AI 12h ago

surveillance, privacy

LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices Opens at the publisher in a new tab

LG smart TVs record audio and monitor local devices even when the screen is off.

Hacker News 17h ago

AI compute, capex

Anthropic reportedly signs $517 billion in compute deals after Dario Amodei warned rivals about reckless risk

Anthropic commits to $517 billion in compute contracts to compete with OpenAI's infrastructure spending.

The Decoder 6h ago

AI agents, labour displacement

OpenAI reports AI "research interns" and warns about its own pace at the same time

OpenAI says AI research agents complete 3.1 workdays per human workday. CTO warns of risks.

The Decoder 11h ago

jobs lost to AI

How AI wiped out an entire industry in Nairobi Opens at the publisher in a new tab

ChatGPT displaced an entire academic paper-writing industry in Nairobi.

The Decoder 11h ago

AI-designed drug appears to turn back the body's biological clock in early trial

GPT-6 Astra beat Portal start to finish without human help in under 24 hours

The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center

Whispering Complaints Into Your Phone May Be the Future of Customer Feedback Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Supporting independent journalism in Ukraine Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Import AI 472: DeepMind's cheating math agents; populist AI policies; and Forethought theorizes a nightwatchman

LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Anthropic reportedly signs $517 billion in compute deals after Dario Amodei warned rivals about reckless risk

OpenAI reports AI "research interns" and warns about its own pace at the same time

How AI wiped out an entire industry in Nairobi Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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