AI news of 15 September 2026

Google Gemini

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Google announces Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking models.

Google DeepMind 1mo ago 4 min read also at Hacker News, Simon Willison

public opinion, data centers

Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge

Poll shows voters oppose AI and data center construction, with neither political party gaining advantage from the issue.

The Verge 1mo ago

humanoid robots

Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers

Agility humanoid robot can stop and squat to avoid harming human coworkers.

Ars Technica 1mo ago

open-source AI

Exclusive: Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost

Mozilla report finds open AI models catch up to frontier models in four months.

Ars Technica 1mo ago

medical AI, data

AI models need more data about biology, and OpenAI is paying to create it

OpenAI funds creation of biological data to improve medical AI system training.

MIT Technology Review 1mo ago

AI economics

What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble

Finance professor models AI's economic impact over the next few years amid uncertainty.

MIT Technology Review 1mo ago

Meta AI pricing

Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI

Meta launches subscription bundles combining social media apps with additional AI assistant usage.

The Verge 1mo ago

AI translation

AI for everyone in every language Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Google develops AI models for understanding and translating the world's languages more naturally.

Google AI 1mo ago

data centers, local opposition

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Data center construction plans face community resistance in Philadelphia and other cities concerned about environmental and industrial legacy impacts.

TechCrunch 1mo ago

AI in science

Building AI to accelerate science and improve lives Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Google describes how advanced AI is being used to accelerate scientific research and improve outcomes.

Google AI 1mo ago

Introducing Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Voters mostly don’t like AI and data centers, but neither party seems to have an edge

Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers

Exclusive: Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost

AI models need more data about biology, and OpenAI is paying to create it

What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble

Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI

AI for everyone in every language Opens at the publisher in a new tab

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities scarred by big industry Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Building AI to accelerate science and improve lives Opens at the publisher in a new tab

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