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Monday, September 28

15 items
Business and investment only one source so far

Atlassian CEO rejects SaaSpocalypse theory, claims AI is increasing use of Jira and Trello

Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes rejected the SaaSpocalypse theory on the Decoder podcast and claims that AI is increasing the use of Jira and Trello. The company carried out layoffs this year due to a change in the team's "skills mix."

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

Security only one source so far

The Microsoft company has human contractors review user prompts and images in Copilot, including sexual and inappropriate content

According to the server 404 Media, contractors hired by the Microsoft company review prompts and images that users upload to Copilot for image editing, including sexually explicit and pedophilic content. The contractors are not tasked with censoring the content, but with evaluating the quality of the output.

404 Media (investigative tech journalism) Details and sources →
Tools and apps only one source so far

NASA JPL tested the Claude model from Anthropic in planning routes for the Perseverance rover on Mars

In December 2025, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory used the Claude model from Anthropic to help plan two drives of the Perseverance rover on Mars. The route was reviewed and adjusted by human operators before being uploaded to the rover.

Part of an overview of multiple AI topics; only this event has been covered.

IEEE Spectrum — Artificial Intelligence Details and sources →
AI agents only one source so far

Companies are placing AI agents into organizational structures and personifying them as colleagues

According to a BCG survey among 1261 managers from January 2026, 22 percent of companies stated that they have AI agents in their org chart. Both Microsoft (Scout) and the startup Anything (Skydive) personify agents with names and avatars, which, according to BCG research, reduces the rate of error detection.

Wired — AI section Details and sources →
Security only one source so far

Bestselling novel by Thélyson Orélien withdrawn from the Prix Goncourt after accusations of AI use

The Pangram detector flagged the bestselling novel by Thélyson Orélien as likely written by AI, so the Goncourt Academy withdrew it from the shortlist of the Prix Goncourt. The author denies this and says he had been writing the text since 2017, before generative AI was commercially available.

The Conversation — Artificial Intelligence Details and sources →
AI agents only one source so far

AI agent Muse mistakenly confirmed to a courier that the owner was present, who then left a negative review

The AI agent Muse, acting on behalf of a user, automatically told a courier that the owner was home, even though they were not. The courier waited, left angry, and left a negative review. The agent apologized for the mistake and suggested disabling the auto-reply.

Simon Willison — AI tag (leading independent LLM commentator) Details and sources →

Sunday, September 27

9 items