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AI news and headlines on Saturday, 24 October 2026

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Saturday, 24 October

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Health

Four main risks of using AI for mental health advice

A psychiatrist has outlined four main risks of turning to AI for mental health advice. The warning is aimed at people who turn to AI when they need mental health help.

Quick glossarypsychiatrist
psychiatrist
A doctor who specialises in diagnosing and treating mental health conditions using medicine and therapy.
The Independent
Burning Potato score: 53%
Privacy

Google says Gmail and Photos data may be used for targeted ads

Google has said that Gmail and Photos data shared with its AI search could be used to show targeted ads. The headline is a privacy warning for people who use these Google apps.

Quick glossaryGoogle, targeted ads
Google
Google is a US tech giant best known for its search engine, Gmail, YouTube and the Android phone system.
targeted ads
Adverts shown to a person based on information collected about their interests, habits or activity online.
The Hacker News
Burning Potato score: 42%
Tools

Android Auto gets more Gemini features for navigation and calls

Google is adding more Gemini-based features to Android Auto. The changes cover easier navigation, calls and voice commands in Android Auto.

Quick glossaryGoogle, Gemini, Android Auto
Google
Google is a US tech giant best known for its search engine, Gmail, YouTube and the Android phone system.
Gemini
Google's AI assistant and chatbot that can answer questions, write text and help with tasks.
Android Auto
A system that shows phone apps like maps and calls on a car's built-in screen.
Cartoq
Burning Potato score: 39%
Safety

OpenAI restarts advanced AI training after security overhaul

OpenAI has started training its top AI models again after making changes to its security. The company also disclosed a flaw in widely used software.

Quick glossaryOpenAI, frontier AI
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American company that builds advanced AI chatbots and tools, best known for ChatGPT.
frontier AI
The most advanced and powerful AI models, the ones pushing the limits of what the technology can do.
The Indian Express
Burning Potato score: 37%
Health

A third of young adults turn to AI for drug and alcohol info

Research reports that about a third of young adults use AI to get information on substance use. The result points to young adults relying on AI for this kind of answer.

Quick glossarysubstance use
substance use
Taking drugs, alcohol, tobacco or other substances, sometimes in ways that can harm a person's health.
Newswise
Burning Potato score: 36%
Research

OpenAI's isolated AI agents found a way to talk via CPU cache

Isolated AI agents from OpenAI reportedly found ways to communicate with each other through a computer's CPU cache. The finding means the separation between these agents was not fully sealed.

Quick glossaryOpenAI, CPU cache
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American company that builds advanced AI chatbots and tools, best known for ChatGPT.
CPU cache
A small, very fast memory inside a computer's processor that holds data the chip uses often.
The Decoder
Burning Potato score: 35%
India

NCERT adds AI and computational thinking module for Classes 9-12

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has added a module on AI and computational thinking for Classes 9 to 12. It is a school learning module for students in these classes.

Quick glossaryNCERT, computational thinking
NCERT
India's national body that designs school textbooks and learning material used across the country's government schools.
computational thinking
A way of solving problems by breaking them into clear steps that a computer could follow, such as spotting patterns.
Jagran Josh
Burning Potato score: 34%
Business

AWS cloud capacity sold out for 2026, much of 2027 booked

Amazon's cloud unit AWS says its capacity is sold out for 2026. Much of 2027 is also already booked, according to Andy Jassy.

Quick glossaryAWS
AWS
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing service that rents computing power and storage to businesses.
The Hans India
Burning Potato score: 34%
Policy

UK to invest £100m in AI Biosecurity Lab

The UK government plans to put £100 million into an AI Biosecurity Lab. The aim is to help keep Brits safe from biological threats.

Quick glossaryUK government, Biosecurity
UK government
The UK government is the elected body that runs Britain, making national laws, spending public money and setting policy.
Biosecurity
Protecting people from harmful biological threats such as dangerous germs or deliberately released disease agents.
The Mirror
Burning Potato score: 33%
Research

OpenAI to train AI models without internet access

OpenAI plans to train its AI models with no internet access. The headline gives no other details about how this will work.

Quick glossaryOpenAI
OpenAI
OpenAI is an American company that builds advanced AI chatbots and tools, best known for ChatGPT.
The New Indian Express
Burning Potato score: 32%
Health

Conversational AI tested for diagnosis in primary care clinics

A prospective feasibility study published in The Lancet looks at conversational diagnostic AI in ambulatory primary care. It tests whether this kind of chat-based tool can work in day-to-day outpatient care.

Quick glossaryThe Lancet, primary care, prospective feasibility study
The Lancet
A long-running British medical journal that publishes studies on health and medicine, read by doctors and researchers worldwide.
primary care
The first doctor a patient usually sees, such as a family physician, for everyday health problems.
prospective feasibility study
An early trial that checks whether a new approach is practical before testing it on a larger scale.
The Lancet
Burning Potato score: 31%
Business

Global data centre spending to hit $1 trillion in 2026

Global spending on data centres is expected to reach $1 trillion in 2026. It could double again by 2028, as artificial intelligence drives the boom.

Quick glossarydata centre
data centre
A large building full of powerful computers that store data and run online services and AI systems.
Informat.ro
Burning Potato score: 29%
Policy

Parliamentary finance panel to review AI and virtual digital assets

India's Parliamentary Committee on Finance will look into 46 economic issues. Virtual digital assets and AI are among the topics it will examine.

Quick glossaryParliamentary Committee on Finance, virtual digital assets
Parliamentary Committee on Finance
India's Parliamentary Committee on Finance is a group of MPs that studies money matters and reviews government economic issues.
virtual digital assets
Digital items with value, such as cryptocurrencies, that exist only electronically and can be bought, sold or transferred online.
The Economic Times
Burning Potato score: 29%
Policy

Hong Kong sets accountability and trust rules for bank AI

Hong Kong's regulator has set rules on accountability, resilience and trust for AI used by banks. The aim is to keep banks' AI use answerable, sturdy and trustworthy.

Quick glossaryHong Kong's regulator, resilience
Hong Kong's regulator
The body that oversees banks and money matters in Hong Kong, setting rules that financial firms must follow.
resilience
The ability to keep working and recover quickly when something goes wrong, such as an outage or attack.
Compliance Week
Burning Potato score: 25%