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The AI news for August 19th, 2026

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

Firefox’s Smart Window promises a better AI browser.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/981283/mozilla-firefox-smart-window-ai-features

HR department: One-seventh of the firms writes employment references with AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Personalabteilung-Ein-Siebtel-der-Firmen-schreibt-Arbeitszeugnisse-mit-KI-11417670.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
Source: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/981644/robin-williams-instagram-account-ai

British government tests methods to prevent contrails – with AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Britische-Regierung-testet-Methoden-zur-Vermeidung-von-Kondensstreifen-mit-KI-11417768.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for August 18th, 2026

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OpenAI disbands the Preparedness Team for AI risks.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-loest-Preparedness-Team-fuer-KI-Risiken-auf-11416601.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI training and copyright: a fierce dispute over data and licenses.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Training-und-Urheberrecht-Heftiger-Streit-ueber-Daten-und-Lizenzen-11416611.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI companies destroy books: What's behind it?
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Firmen-zerstoeren-Buecher-Was-steckt-dahinter-11416278.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/17/ai-automation-startup-relay-shuts-down-staff-joins-googles-chrome-team/

The AI news for August 17th, 2026

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

ChatGPT shows more advertisements to more users.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-Werbeeinblendungen-kommen-in-weitere-Laender-11415303.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Anthropics Bio-Weapons Filter was inactive for almost a year — 133 million requests went unprotected.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropics-bio-waffen-filter-war-fast-ein-jahr-lang-nicht-aktiv-133-millionen-anfragen-liefen-ungeschuetzt/

Survey: One in five U.S. employees delegates work to AI instead of to colleagues.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/umfrage-jeder-fuenfte-us-beschaeftigte-delegiert-arbeit-an-ki-statt-an-kollegen/

If AI models are not allowed to think about themselves, that changes their entire worldview.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/wenn-ki-modelle-nicht-ueber-sich-selbst-nachdenken-duerfen-veraendert-das-ihr-ganzes-weltbild/

The AI news for August 16th, 2026

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No ban on Meta glasses: The authority considers the LED signal to be sufficient.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Smart-Glasses-Bundesnetzagentur-verfolgt-kein-Verbot-von-Metas-Kamera-Brille-11415153.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Efficient, but not authentic: When agents only talk to agents any longer.
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Wenn-Agenten-nur-noch-mit-Agenten-reden-reden-Menschen-aneinander-vorbei-11409160.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

AI-generated books flood Amazon and depress revenue for human authors.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-generierte-buecher-ueberschwemmen-amazon-und-druecken-den-umsatz-fuer-menschliche-autoren/

U.S. plaintiff hides manipulative AI commands in court documents and is punished by the judge.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/us-klaeger-versteckt-manipulative-ki-befehle-in-gerichtsdokumenten-und-wird-vom-richter-abgestraft/

The AI news for August 15th, 2026

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Anthropics' new watermarking API is designed to reliably detect AI-generated Claude texts.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/neue-watermarking-api-von-anthropic-soll-ki-generierte-texte-von-claude-nachweisbar-machen/

ChatGPT's new 'Computer History' transforms the day-to-day work into an AI context.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpts-neue-computer-history-verwandelt-den-arbeitsalltag-in-ki-kontext/

heise meets … 'With voice cloning, a 30-second message is enough'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/heise-meets-Beim-Voice-Cloning-reicht-eine-30-Sekunden-Nachricht-11414395.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

MDR will be the target of a Russian disinformation campaign.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/MDR-warnt-vor-gefaelschten-Videos-und-Desinformationskampagne-11414625.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The AI news for August 14th, 2026

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Taiwan confirms AI-assisted cyberattack on government agencies.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Taiwan-bestaetigt-KI-gestuetzten-Cyberangriff-auf-Behoerden-11413451.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Meta blocks more than 750,000 youth accounts in Australia.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Meta-sperrt-in-Australien-mehr-als-750-000-Jugend-Accounts-11413278.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/microsoft-kills-off-unsuccessful-ai-features-while-merging-its-separate-copilot-apps/

Deepseek brings an improved V4-Pro model, raises API prices, and makes its agent software open source.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/deepseek-bringt-verbessertes-v4-pro-modell-erhoeht-die-api-preise-und-macht-seine-agenten-software-open-source/

The AI news for August 13th, 2026

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

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/amazon-will-train-on-twitch-streamers-content-by-default-unless-they-opt-out/

Putting sign language AI into users’ hands
Source: https://deepmind.google/blog/putting-sign-language-ai-into-users-hands/

India's central bank: Not creditworthy people are to receive money after all, thanks to AI.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Indiens-Notenbank-Kreditunwuerdige-Menschen-sollen-Dank-KI-doch-Geld-bekommen-11410831.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Mistral offers guaranteed EU data processing and right-of-way rules effective immediately, with some important limitations.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/mistral-bietet-ab-sofort-garantierte-eu-datenverarbeitung-und-vorfahrtsregeln-mit-einigen-wichtigen-einschraenkungen/

The AI news for August 12th, 2026

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

'But Marinade': Researchers extract hidden thought processes from ChatGPT, Claude and Co.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/aber-marinade-forscher-extrahieren-versteckte-denkprozesse-von-chatgpt-claude-und-co/

ChatGPT Business is getting more expensive for power users: OpenAI is charging up to $125 per month.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatgpt-business-wird-fuer-power-user-teurer-openai-verlangt-bis-zu-125-dollar-pro-monat/

Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/googles-gemini-app-surges-to-one-billion-users/

Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/spotify-will-label-ai-persona-profiles-and-exclude-their-music-from-recommendations/

The AI news for August 11th, 2026

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

ChatGPT in the courtroom: Hessian judges clearly copy AI sources.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/ChatGPT-im-Gerichtssaal-Hessische-Richter-kopieren-erkennbar-KI-Quellen-11409312.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

The federal government uses AI as a work tool without a labeling requirement.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-in-der-Bundesregierung-Wenn-ein-Sprachmodell-die-Ministerrede-schreibt-11409212.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag

Hidden text in a PDF is enough to steal sensitive data about Atlassian's AI agent Rovo.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/versteckter-text-in-einem-pdf-reicht-aus-um-ueber-atlassians-ki-agent-rovo-sensible-daten-zu-stehlen/

Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure
Source: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/976748/ford-ai-assistant-mobile-app

The AI news for August 10th, 2026

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

Google DeepMind's WeatherNext predicts the trajectory and intensity of cyclones simultaneously.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/google-deepminds-weathernext-sagt-zugbahn-und-intensitaet-von-zyklonen-gleichzeitig-vorher/

AI energy hunger is driving Amazon and Nvidia to billions in investments in power infrastructure.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-energiehunger-treibt-amazon-und-nvidia-zu-milliarden-investitionen-in-strominfrastruktur/

British workers use ChatGPT instead of lawyers and thereby overload the judiciary.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/britische-beschaeftigte-nutzen-chatgpt-statt-anwaelte-und-ueberlasten-damit-die-justiz/

Missing Link: Digitalization Desert? What the County of Bentheim Does Better
Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-Digitaliswueste-Was-die-Grafschaft-Bentheim-besser-macht-11403797.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag