Technology
ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AI
ADNOC will be the first energy firm to deploy OpenAI Frontier, while Saudi Aramco is taking a 49pc stake in the AI company Humain for about $2.6bn.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence: 16 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AI. Key developments, background and…
16 stories on artificial intelligence since 24 September 2026; the latest was published on 2 November 2026.
Key developments
- ADNOC to be first energy firm to deploy OpenAI's Frontier AIADNOC announced it will be the world's first energy firm to deploy OpenAI Frontier, with G42 also in the partnership.
- Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staffMicrosoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its global workforce.
- Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, an AI agent to rival OpenAI and MetaAnthropic announced a preview of Claude Duet, an AI agent aimed at small businesses and professionals.
- UN warns AI is crowding out human judgement in war; Pakistan flags new risksUNIDIR director Robin Geiss asked: 'Are we going to let machines target and kill human beings?'
- 'Apartheid automation': how Israel uses AI to watch PalestiniansAI tools such as ImiSight compare satellite images to flag Palestinian structures for enforcement and demolition, researchers say.
Technology
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, India and Britain.
Technology
Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, an AI agent to rival OpenAI and Meta
Anthropic previewed Claude Duet, an AI agent for small businesses that sends daily briefs and completes tasks, taking on OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse.
Technology
UN warns AI is crowding out human judgement in war; Pakistan flags new risks
The UN's disarmament research chief warned AI is replacing human judgement in war, as Pakistan told the UN science is moving faster than governance.
Middle East
'Apartheid automation': how Israel uses AI to watch Palestinians
From satellite scans that flag Palestinian homes for demolition to facial recognition at checkpoints, Israel's AI tools tighten control over Palestinians.
Technology
Anthropic to commit 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund
Anthropic said its Public Benefit Fund would receive 5% of its shares, as it prepares a possible listing that could value it above $1 trillion, the BBC reports.
Technology
IMF says AI could offset Asia's shrinking workforce
The IMF said AI could add up to a point of growth in ageing Asian economies, as Bill Gates warned of AI cyberattacks and Brad Smith urged regulation.
Technology
Modi's AI data centre push meets resistance near Mumbai
Residents near Mumbai are protesting an Amazon data centre over water, power and noise, as Modi's push to make India a global AI hub runs into local resistance.
Technology
Trump names spy chief Jay Clayton to lead new AI task force
Trump named intelligence chief Jay Clayton to head a new AI task force, as a former OpenAI safety expert warned the industry is not being 'nearly careful enough'.
Asia
North Korea says new missile test used AI
North Korea said it tested an intermediate-range strategic missile guided by artificial intelligence, days after a mine blast wounded three South Korean soldiers.
Technology
Trump launches America.gov, an AI chatbot for government services
America.gov lets Americans ask an AI chatbot about federal services, as OpenAI pulls a new model over safety concerns and polls show wide public worry about AI.
Punjab
Punjab launches Rs16bn plan to take Safe City surveillance to 98 tehsils with 10,000 new cameras
Punjab will extend AI-assisted Safe City surveillance to 98 tehsils with 10,000 new cameras, after officials credited it with a 70pc fall in serious crime.
Technology
China says it 'respects' Trump's decision to rename AI as 'super intelligence'
Beijing responded diplomatically to the White House switch to 'super intelligence', as the two powers agreed a channel for AI incidents.