AI NEWS | Episode 11 | Week of September 28 to October 4, 2026
In this eleventh episode of AI NEWS, David Akpovi’s weekly podcast returns to its regular format following last week’s special edition.
This week, three major issues converge: safety, financing, and autonomy. Donald Trump and six AI giants sign a voluntary safety agreement, only for the FTC to open an investigation into the risks posed by AI agents just 24 hours later. In Canada, 899 requests linked to AI-agent activity are detected targeting a government service.
Meanwhile, NVIDIA wants to use its GPUs as collateral to help finance hundreds of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure, while…
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