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The Download: AI can run your admin department now

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MIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: AI can run your admin department now Date: 2026-06-02 12:10 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/02/1138277/the-download-ai-tips-small-businesses-admin/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.technologyreview.com/newsletters/bri…
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  • Chatbots are now starting to check user ages in response to safety concerns

    60% confidence
  • The New Glenn rocket's failure cast doubt on NASA's moon plans

    60% confidence
  • Sam Altman and ChatGPT have chosen the AI race over the safety and security of children, and have chosen profit over public safety.

    60% confidence
  • OpenAI put profit ahead of safety in the development and operation of ChatGPT

    60% confidence
  • Today's AI models can already take on a range of basic administrative work including organizing notes, summarizing meetings, invoicing, goal-setting, and social media planning for small businesses

    60% confidence
  • The New Glenn rocket will fly again this year (2026)

    60% confidence
  • CEPI has pledged over $60 million to Moderna to develop an Ebola mRNA vaccine

    60% confidence
  • Anthropic aims to go public as early as fall 2026

    60% confidence
  • The Meta AI Instagram exploit shows the risk of offloading support to AI systems

    60% confidence
  • The Chinese military has sought restricted Nvidia chips for years

    60% confidence
  • Beating OpenAI in the IPO race could have a big impact for Anthropic

    60% confidence
  • NASA is less optimistic than Blue Origin about New Glenn's reflight timeline; the launchpad may not be restored until 2028

    60% confidence
  • The EU aims to reduce its dependence on US tech through cloud contract exclusion rules

    60% confidence
  • Around 500 people are preserved in liquid nitrogen globally and another 4,000 are on cryonics waiting lists

    60% confidence
  • Anthropic did not disclose its target valuation in the IPO filing

    60% confidence

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