#AI and society

Insurers are bracing for millions in claims from rogue AI agents, and executives like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei could be personally on the hook for the fallout. The article Insurers brace for millions in claims as AI agents spin out of control appeared first on The Decoder .

According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 77 percent of Americans want to slow down or stop AI development until its safety has been verified. 86 percent support independent safety standards, and 74 percent have little or no trust in AI company leaders. "[…] the public wants safeguards that do not depend simply on taking company leaders at their word," said researcher Chetan Jaiswal. The article Most Americans want AI development to slow down or stop entirely, new poll finds appeared first on The Decoder .

Anthropic employees donated $540 million in 2025 alone, nearly five times as much as the next-largest Fortune 500 donors, thanks to a company program that tops up every stock donation with extra shares and triples contributions from early employees. The article Anthropic is quietly becoming America's biggest corporate donor ahead of its mega IPO appeared first on The Decoder .

An MIT expert committee warns that AI is eroding key parts of the college experience: office hours, study groups, and the school's flagship research program for undergraduates are all fading. Trust between faculty and students is breaking down, and some professors are even considering AI agents instead of students as research assistants. The university most closely tied to AI's origin story is now calling for a complete overhaul of higher education. The article AI is eroding office hours, study groups, and the trust between faculty and students, MIT report finds appeared first on The Decoder .