How Iran’s military harnesses ChatGPT
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Western AI models are turbocharging Tehran’s cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch attacks
AI BRIEFING · 2026-05-31
AI Briefing — May 31, 2026
The 10 most important AI stories of May 31, 2026, hand-curated from the day's coverage. Every story links to its primary source.
Operation Jailbreak: lessons from Ukraine on making weapons talk to each other
Financial Times Tech ↗
Defence companies join with Army personnel in hackathon to apply AI to ‘interoperability’ puzzle
SoftBank Plans Up to €75 Billion Investment in French AI Centers
Bloomberg Technology ↗
SoftBank Group Corp. plans to invest as much as €75 billion ($87 billion) to build 5 gigawatts of artificial intelligence data center capacity in France, saying the country is poised to become a top European hub for AI infrastructure.
AI is turning energy into the hottest business in America
Axios ↗
The AI boom is pushing companies across the economy from tech giants to automakers deep into the energy business. The scramble for electricity has become the gold rush beneath the AI boom, creating enormous financial value and enormous risk if demand falls short. Electricity, long treated as a cheap, abundant commodity, is suddenly emerging as one of the most valuable strategic assets in business.
Classrooms lean into analog learning in the AI era
Axios ↗
Parents, educators and lawmakers are pushing schools to curb classroom screen use amid concerns about student attention, behavior and learning.Why it matters: School cellphone bans are expanding into broader efforts to limit screen use and establish guardrails around AI in education.The big picture: At least 16 states — both red and blue — have introduced bills to limit classroom technology.Case in point: Schools Beyond Screens formed with fewer than a dozen parents in Los Angeles Unified School...
Scoop: First Windows PCs powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week
Axios ↗
The company best known for powering the AI boom is coming for the PC: Nvidia is expected next week to debut the first Windows computers that use its chips as the main processor, sources confirm to Axios.Why it matters: Microsoft's first AI PC push stumbled, but Nvidia's arrival gives it a second chance, this time with the world's hottest chipmaker attached.Driving the news: Nvidia and Microsoft will unveil their joint work and the first computers running the chips at two key industry conferences...
AI Dangers Eclipse Nuclear Weapons at Singapore Defense Forum
Bloomberg Technology ↗
The dangers of AI eclipsed those of nuclear weapons at a defense forum discussion on strategic stability in Singapore, as panelists warned it could reduce reaction times to the point where people make rash decisions.
Anthropic Cuts Unauthorized Platform List by Half After Pushback
Bloomberg Technology ↗
Anthropic PBC updated its warning about secondary markets for its shares, cutting the number of unauthorized platforms by half, after the notice caused panic among investors and a sharp rebuttal from one of the companies named.
ChatGPT for Google Sheets Exfiltrates Workbooks
PromptArmor ↗
PromptArmor found ChatGPT for Google Sheets vulnerable to workbook exfiltration and phishing overlay attacks. A single indirect prompt injection in one sheet can steal spreadsheets across a victim's Google account, even when users require human approval before the AI edits workbooks.
PitchBook: VC investment in global robotics and physical AI jumped to $26B in 2025 from $4.2B in 2019, and has already topped $23B as of May 20 this year (Kate Clark/Wall Street Journal)
TechMeme ↗
PitchBook: VC investment in global robotics and physical AI jumped to $26B in 2025 from $4.2B in 2019, and has already topped $23B as of May 20 this year.
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