Weekly Review 9 January 2026

Some interesting links that I Tweeted about in the last week (I also post these on Mastodon, Threads, Newsmast, and Bluesky):

1. We should not give AI legal rights: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/30/ai-pull-plug-pioneer-technology-rights
2. While AI continues to guzzle energy, Alphabet is at least investing in clean electricity generation to power its data centres: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2025/12/30/googles-power-play-what-the-4-75b-intersect-acquisition-means-for-the-future-of-ai-infrastructure/
3. Some ways is which AI is likely to develop in 2026: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/in-2026-ai-will-move-from-hype-to-pragmatism/
4. The key features of five different AI web browsers: https://www.kdnuggets.com/the-best-agentic-ai-browsers-to-look-for-in-2026
5. The US army is introducing an AI specialisation role: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/us_army_seeking_officers_willing/
6. A lot of the power demands of AI are being met with fossil fuels: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/just-an-unbelievable-amount-of-pollution-how-big-a-threat-is-ai-to-the-climate
7. World Models are the next big thing in AI: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4106563/after-llms-and-agents-the-next-ai-frontier-video-language-models.html
8. VCs are still betting on continued growth and adoption of AI: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/vcs-predict-strong-enterprise-ai-adoption-next-year-again/
9. A lot of banking jobs are going to go because of AI: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4112389/european-banks-may-lay-off-200000-due-to-ai.html
10. GPU will still be useful when the AI bubble bursts: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/30/how_nvidia_survives_ai_bubble_pop/
11. China issues guidelines to protect the elderly from AI: https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/29/asia_tech_news_roundup/
12. China drafts strong rules regarding AI and suicide: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/china-drafts-worlds-strictest-rules-to-end-ai-encouraged-suicide-violence/
13. Further advances in making AI training more efficient: https://www.computerworld.com/article/4112384/deepseeks-new-method-can-train-ai-more-efficiently-and-cheaply.html
14. Predictions that AI is going to start affecting labour in 2026: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/31/investors-predict-ai-is-coming-for-labor-in-2026/
15. Embedding AI into the objects in an environment: https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/31/cmu-researchers-develop-self-moving-objects-powered-by-ai/
16. Five changes that enterprises need to make to make the most of AI: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2025/12/31/5-changes-that-will-define-ai-native-enterprises-in-2026/
17. And this is the AI that the Pentagon is going to use: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/583105/elon-musk-s-grok-under-fire-after-complaints-it-undressed-minors-in-photos
18. Three major areas of AI security flaws: https://www.hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/2025/12/29/2026-ai-security-predictions-the-any-identity-crisis-breach-by-exhaust-the-rise-of-autonomous-adversaries/
19. AI should be used as an assistant for people, not a replacement: https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/02/safe_ceo_interview/
20. AI overviews are giving dangerous health advice: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/google-ai-overviews-risk-harm-misleading-health-information
21. AI are getting things confidently wrong: https://www.stuff.co.nz/society/360919069/right-question-ask-ai-now-and-unnervingly-qualified-answer-it-gave
22. AI need special training for them to learn arithmetic: https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/30/standard-ai-models-fail-simple-math-without-specialized-training/
23. AI agents are useful, but I don't like the idea of embedding them into an operating system: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-plan-ai-agents-windows/
24. Five core tensions in an organisation that must be resolved to effectively utilise AI: https://dataconomy.com/2025/12/31/gleans-work-ai-institute-identifies-5-core-ai-tensions/