Tax Offices Train on Real Data. Anthropic Bans AI in Interviews. SoftBank Builds French AI Hubs. Search Agents Lean on Memory.

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The AI news for June 1st, 2026

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Tax Office 2.0: Tax authorities should train AI with real citizen data.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Finanzamt-2-0-Steuerbehoerden-sollen-KI-mit-echten-Buergerdaten-trainieren-11312693.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
This proposes letting tax authorities train AI on real citizen data (with a one-year deletion limit) — a direct change to privacy, oversight and how public services will use personal data that affects taxpayers and businesses.

Anthropic prohibits the use of AI in the job interview.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-verbietet-ki-nutzung-im-bewerbungsgespraech/
Why did we choose this article?
A major AI company is banning candidates from using AI during interviews and changing its hiring process — this alters expectations for job-seekers, interview prep, and the market for interview coaching.

Up to €75 billion: SoftBank makes France the largest European location for AI infrastructure.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/bis-zu-75-milliarden-euro-softbank-macht-frankreich-zum-groessten-europaeischen-standort-fuer-ki-infrastruktur/
Why did we choose this article?
A potential €45–75B plan for large AI data centers in France could shift where European AI infrastructure, jobs and energy use concentrate — affecting cloud choice, local economies and policy debates even before projects are built.

AI search agents often 'google' only what they already know anyway.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-suchagenten-googeln-oft-nur-was-sie-ohnehin-schon-wissen/
Why did we choose this article?
Research shows popular AI search agents often don't reliably fetch fresh, time-sensitive facts and instead lean on learned knowledge — important for anyone relying on AI for up-to-date research, news, compliance or business decisions.

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