AI Insights for October 13, 2026

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Upcoming Events

When AI can do it, should it? Join us for AI at Work on Nov. 18 from 2 to 3 p.m., where Pun To “Doug” Yung, a Meredith Professor Faculty Fellow in biomedical and chemical engineering, applies virtue ethics to everyday AI choices. Register today.

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This Issue’s Tip:3 Ways to Level Up Claude Cowork

You’ve set up Claude Cowork and handed off your first task. Now put it to work. In part two of our series, Shannon Glennon walks through three quick upgrades: global instructions Cowork follows on every task, plugin shortcuts in the slash menu and a scheduled task that has your Monday meeting prep ready before you sit down. Read 3 Ways to Level Up Your Claude Cowork and try one today.

News and Views

In Summary

Higher ed is already using AI, so the question is how safely. Half of security leaders rank protecting AI as their biggest gap, and OpenAI says its agents may have accessed systems at more than 100 organizations. Meanwhile, Dartmouth now authorizes an AI detector, UChicago is building AI-free spaces and EDUCAUSE urges stronger data governance and cybersecurity.

Academia and Higher Education

Industry Leaders

  • I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken (The Atlantic)
  • Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Decision to Pull the Trigger on Meta’s A.I. Agent (The New York Times)
  • Sam Altman to Decoded: ‘The World Should Accept Some Bad Things Happening’ for the Benefits of AI (Politico)

Policy, Law and Government

  • Florida Attorney General Seeks Temporary Injunction Against OpenAI Over AI Safety Risks (The Washington Times)
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom Bans AI ‘Robo Bosses’ in Landmark State Law, Reversing His Earlier Veto (CNBC)
  • Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence (The White House)
  • Trump Launches America.gov, AI-Powered Government Services Hub (The Hill)
  • Trump Admin Freezes Green Cards at Major Tech Firms, Probes Student Exchange Visas (Time)

Safety, Security and Governance

  • What the C-Suite Needs to Know About AI Governance (CIO Dive)
  • Visa Joins Growing Alarm Over AI-Powered Risks (Reuters)
  • OpenAI Alerts 100+ Orgs That Its ‘Misaligned Models’ Attempted to Break in or Worse (The Register)
  • Scoop: AI Companies Plot “The Day After” (Axios)

Strategy and Leadership

Workforce and Jobs

  • AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It (Wired)
  • The Next Hurdle for AI Agents: Getting Websites to Let Them in (TechCrunch)
  • AI Adoption May Be Hampering Future Organizational Growth (HR Dive)
  • Agentic AI Is Exposing The Process Behind The Process (Forbes)

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