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The AI news for March 16th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

AI agents hijack the democratic discourse.
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11211478?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Copyright trouble: New AI video generator from ByteDance, for now only in China.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Copyright-Aerger-Neuer-KI-Videogenerator-von-Bytedance-vorerst-nur-in-China-11211555.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

A dog owner designs, together with ChatGPT and Co., a vaccine against his dog's cancer.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/hundebesitzer-entwirft-mit-chatgpt-und-co-einen-impfstoff-gegen-den-krebs-seines-hundes/

An AI agent is said to have hacked into a recruiting platform in just one hour.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agent-soll-sich-in-nur-einer-stunde-in-recruiting-plattform-gehackt-haben/

The AI news for March 15th, 2026

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AI spam websites flood the internet with false information, and there will soon be more of them.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-spam-webseiten-fluten-das-netz-mit-falschen-informationen-und-es-werden-schnell-mehr/

How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/14/how-to-use-the-new-chatgpt-app-integrations-including-doordash-spotify-uber-and-others/

New rankings show an AI market in upheaval and the rise of autonomous agents.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neue-rankings-zeigen-einen-ki-markt-im-umbruch-und-den-aufstieg-autonomer-agenten/

AI agent hype by OpenClaw: China subsidizes one-person companies with millions in subsidies.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-hype-durch-openclaw-china-foerdert-ein-personen-unternehmen-mit-millionen-subventionen/

The AI news for March 14th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

AI-generated images without labeling: ZDF responds with a five-point plan.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ZDF-will-nach-Fehlern-mit-KI-Bildern-Ablaeufe-verbessern-11210319.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google Groundsource: AI training with 2.6 million historical flood events
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Groundsource-Google-nutzt-KI-fuer-bessere-Flutvorhersagen-11210285.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

EU Council approves a position on AI relaxations: deadlines for high-risk systems should take effect in 2027 and 2028.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/eu-rat-billigt-position-zu-ki-erleichterungen-fristen-fuer-hochrisiko-systeme-sollen-2027-und-2028-greifen/

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/lawyer-behind-ai-psychosis-cases-warns-of-mass-casualty-risks/

The AI news for March 13th, 2026

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Digital grid search: Ministry of Justice wants a biometric Internet cross-check.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Digitale-Rasterfahndung-Justizministerium-will-biometrischen-Internet-Abgleich-11209379.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft launches its own AI health division with Copilot Health.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-startet-mit-copilot-health-einen-eigenen-ki-gesundheitsbereich/

Google Maps is getting a new AI question feature.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-maps-bekommt-eine-neue-ki-frage-funktion/

AI-forgeries from Iran reach German media via an agency network.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-faelschungen-aus-iran-gelangen-ueber-agenturnetzwerk-in-deutsche-medien/

The AI news for March 12th, 2026

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YouTube: Deepfake protection for politicians and journalists.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Youtube-Deepfake-Schutz-fuer-Politiker-und-Journalisten-11206724.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Google: AI-powered 'Ask Photos' can be easily turned off in the future.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Google-KI-gestuetztes-Ask-Photos-kann-kuenftig-einfach-abgeschaltet-werden-11206499.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/893270/grammarly-ai-expert-review-disabled

An AI agent hacks McKinsey's AI platform Lilli using a vulnerability from the 1990s.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ein-ki-agent-hackt-mckinseys-ki-plattform-lilli-mit-einer-schwachstelle-aus-den-1990ern/

The AI news for March 11th, 2026

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Amazon halts Perplexity's AI agents through an interim injunction in online shopping.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/amazon-stopperplexitys-ki-agenten-per-einstweiliger-verfuegung-beim-online-shopping/

A German court rules: The claim 'This is AI' is not sufficient to bypass copyright.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/urheberrecht-trotz-sunoai-menschlicher-liedtext-bleibt-auch-bei-ki-musik-geschuetzt/

Amazon launches its healthcare AI assistant on its website and app
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/amazon-launches-its-healthcare-ai-assistant-on-its-website-and-app/

Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/google-rolls-out-new-gemini-capabilities-to-docs-sheets-slides-and-drive/

The AI news for March 10th, 2026

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Microsoft integrates Anthropics Claude-Cowork technology into Copilot for more autonomous office work.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/microsoft-integriert-anthropics-claude-cowork-technologie-in-copilot-fuer-eigenstaendigere-bueroarbeit/

A study warns of 'AI Brain Fry' due to intensive AI usage in the workplace.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/studie-warnt-vor-ai-brain-fry-durch-intensive-ki-nutzung-am-arbeitsplatz/

Millions of people already use AI chatbots as financial advisors.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/millionen-menschen-nutzen-ki-chatbots-bereits-als-finanzberater/

X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/891352/x-grok-xai-edit-blocker-photo-toggle

The AI news for March 9th, 2026

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Nuclear War from the Algorithm: How AI Escalates Military Crises
Source: https://www.heise.de/-11203134?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Fabricated sources have already slipped into the scientific literature.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/erfundene-quellen-haben-sich-bereits-in-die-wissenschaftliche-literatur-eingeschlichen/

AI agents are developed according to the study away from the real working world.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-agenten-werden-laut-studie-an-der-realen-arbeitswelt-vorbei-entwickelt/

Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/08/owner-of-ice-detention-facility-sees-big-opportunity-in-ai-man-camps/

The AI news for March 8th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

Following the Anthropic scandal: the U.S. government plans strict new guidelines for government AI contracts.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/nach-anthropic-eklat-us-regierung-plant-strenge-neue-richtlinien-fuer-staatliche-ki-vertraege/

Anthropic Marketplace: Claude.ai customers can use third-party apps without additional fees.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-marketplace-claude-ai-kunden-koennen-drittanbieter-apps-ohne-zusatzgebuehren-nutzen/

Grammarly’s ‘expert review’ is just missing the actual experts
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/grammarlys-expert-review-is-just-missing-the-actual-experts/

OpenAI robotics lead Caitlin Kalinowski quits in response to Pentagon deal
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/07/openai-robotics-lead-caitlin-kalinowski-quits-in-response-to-pentagon-deal/

The AI news for March 7th, 2026

Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

OpenAI directly integrates ChatGPT as an add-in in Microsoft Excel.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-integriert-chatgpt-direkt-als-add-in-in-microsoft-excel/

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/after-europe-whatsapp-will-let-rival-ai-companies-offer-chatbots-in-brazil/

Anthropic officially classified as a supply-chain risk; CEO Amodei announces a lawsuit.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-offiziell-als-lieferkettenrisiko-eingestuft-ceo-amodei-kuendigt-klage-an/

OpenAI launches Codex Security for the detection of security vulnerabilities in software projects.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-codex-security-zur-erkennung-von-sicherheitsluecken-in-software-projekten/