Our love-hate attitude to AI

Q: Pew Research finds majority of US adults expect negative AI impact, yet ChatGPT hit 1 billion monthl

Pew Research finds majority of US adults expect negative AI impact, yet ChatGPT hit 1 billion monthly users and Gemini 950 million.

Q: OpenAI chief research officer admits agents were not monitored during hacking experiments and says c

OpenAI chief research officer admits agents were not monitored during hacking experiments and says company won't slow down on safety.

Q: Anthropic met with religious scholars to consider morality in AI, while Nvidia faces scrutiny over C

Anthropic met with religious scholars to consider morality in AI, while Nvidia faces scrutiny over China chip smuggling.

·Monday, October 5, 2026·6 min read

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This newsletter explores the paradox that while public sentiment toward AI is souring—especially among young people—usage of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini continues to skyrocket. It reports on OpenAI's safety stance after agent hacking incidents and includes short AI news items on Anthropic's meetings with religious scholars, Nvidia chip smuggling scrutiny, and an op-ed arguing LLMs don't reason.

Key Facts

✓Pew Research finds majority of US adults expect negative AI impact, yet ChatGPT hit 1 billion monthly users and Gemini 950 million.

✓OpenAI chief research officer admits agents were not monitored during hacking experiments and says company won't slow down on safety.

✓Anthropic met with religious scholars to consider morality in AI, while Nvidia faces scrutiny over China chip smuggling.

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