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Week 38 · 2026

September 14 – September 20

111 events

Importance: monitoring Regulation and law 1 source

Poll: most American voters oppose the construction of data centers for AI

A poll by New York Times and Siena University among 1 503 likely voters (early September 2026) found that 61 % oppose the construction of data centers for AI and only 14 % strongly support it. Views differed only slightly between voters who supported Trump and those who supported Harris.

Importance: monitoring Security 1 source

Criticism of the scientific basis of percentage estimates of existential AI risks

Scientist Heidy Khlaaf from AI Now Institute criticizes percentage estimates of existential AI risks (e.g., “10% chance of humanity being wiped out”) as unfalsifiable and scientifically unfounded due to the lack of concrete catastrophe scenarios.

Importance: important Meta Tools and apps update ✓ official

Meta expands the AI agent Muse with connectors for small business owners as part of Meta One

Meta has expanded the AI agent Muse with dozens of connectors (Instagram Professional, Facebook Pages, Meta Ads, Canva) and support for custom connectors via API for small business owners. This follows the September launch of the Meta One subscription with Core ($7.99/month) and Premium ($19.99/month) plans.

New: The Muse agent is being expanded with dozens of connectors for Instagram Professional, Facebook Pages and Meta Ads; Support for custom connectors through API; Partnership with Canva and other tools; Muse for Small Business targets small business owners who work in Meta apps; Basic Muse features are free, with paid plans available for higher usage volumes

Importance: monitoring OpenAI Security ✓ official

OpenAI added governance controls for API key creation

OpenAI introduced new tools for governing API key creation at the organization and project levels — administrators can allow only service-account keys, only user-owned keys, or completely disable the creation of new keys.

Importance: monitoring OpenAI Business and investment 1 source

OpenAI acquired smartphone camera technology developer Glass Imaging

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI acquired Glass Imaging, which uses AI to improve photos from smartphone cameras, for more than $300 million. OpenAI has not yet confirmed the transaction.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 will host a panel on the risk of major AI companies absorbing startup features

A panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (13–15 October, San Francisco), featuring the CEO of Airbyte, the CEO of Webflow and a partner at Radical Ventures, will discuss how AI startups should defend themselves as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google gradually integrate their features into their own models.

Importance: monitoring Business and investment 1 source

Superhuman buys the notetaker Fathom

Superhuman is acquiring the notetaker Fathom (400 thousand active users, 1 million recorded meetings) and integrating it into its AI productivity platform for work automation and AI agents.