The Internet Watch Foundation has reported a sharp rise in AI-generated child sexual abuse material, with the amount of illegal imagery investigated in the first half of 2026 already surpassing the total for the whole of 2025.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently stated in an interview on the “Decoded” segment that his company and rival Anthropic still have fundamental differences in their worldviews regarding AI regulation.
The Pew Research Center reports that more US adults expect AI to affect them personally and society overall negatively than positively, with pessimism strongest among younger people.