AI Insights for July 9, 2026

This message was originally shared to subscribers July 9, 2026.

Upcoming Events

This July, ITS returns to the fundamentals—plus a little extra. Join Shannon Glennon for a free Claude Refresher on July 23 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. and sharpen your AI skills for the work you do every day.

This Issue’s Tip: LinkedIn Learning AI Courses

Syracuse University’s LinkedIn Learning access now extends to a broadened AI curriculum spanning the skill continuum, from agentic systems architecture and workflow automation to applied data analysis with Claude and rapid prototyping through vibe coding. A worthwhile addition to any summer learning plan.

News and Views

In Summary

Ford, IBM and CBA are reversing AI-driven layoffs, and tech CEOs are walking back doomsday predictions. Meanwhile, universities are grappling with AI on multiple fronts—mass cheating scandals, new “AI librarian” roles and hands-on literacy programs—as companies tackle rising AI costs and fraud, and Anthropic’s Fable ban ends amid ongoing debate over AI regulation and safety.

Academia and Higher Education

Claude and Anthropic

  • A Global Workspace in Language Models (Anthropic)
  • Stripe, Anthropic and OpenAI Are Backing an Effort to Stop Respiratory Infections (MIT Technology Review)
  • Anthropic Economic Index Report: Cadences (Anthropic)
  • Claude Science, an AI Workbench for Scientists, Is Now Available (Anthropic)
  • Redeploying Fable 5 (Anthropic)

Cybersecurity

  • AI-Generated Fake Receipts Now Make Up 71% of Expense Fraud (PYMNTS)

Infrastructure and Compute

    • OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil LLM-Optimized Inference Chip (OpenAI)
    • Improving the Speed and Energy-Efficiency of AI Agents (MIT EECS)
    • Meta, Like SpaceX, Looks to Turn Excess AI Compute Into Cash (TechCrunch)

    Industry and Culture

    • AI’s Brain Is Getting Bloated with AI Content (Axios)
    • The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet (The New Yorker)
    • How ChatGPT Adoption Has Expanded (OpenAI)

    Policy and Economy

              Workforce and Jobs

              • Big Companies Aim to Ease A.I. Transition for American Workers (The New York Times)
              • California Launches Tracker for AI-Related Job Losses (Engadget)
              • Stop Asking Which Jobs AI Will Replace. Ask This Instead. (Jennifer McClure)
              • Will AI Create New Entry-Level Jobs? (CIO Dive)
              • The AI Jobs Debate Just Got Messier (TechCrunch)
              • Big Tech Has Suddenly Flipped on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario (The Wall Street Journal)
              • Employers Who Laid Off Workers for AI Are Reversing Their Decisions (CNBC)
              • Every Major Tech Layoff in 2026 That Has Name-Checked AI (TechCrunch)
              • How Companies Are Managing AI Token Spend (The Wall Street Journal)

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              This Issue’s Prompt: The Untapped Assistant

              A prompt is how you ask generative AI tools to do something for you (e.g., creating, summarizing, editing or transforming). Treat it like a conversation, using clear language and enough context to get the result you have in mind.

              To get more practice, use the generative AI tool of your choice (for example, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI ChatGPT or Anthropic Claude) to execute the following prompt:

              “Based on what you know about my role and the kinds of tasks I typically ask you for help with, what’s one way I could be using you that I probably haven’t tried yet? Be specific—give me a real example I could try this week, not just a general idea.“