Singularity.Kiwi — This Week in AI & Robotics https://singularity.kiwi A curated weekly roundup of the best AI and robotics stories from Singularity.Kiwi. en-nz Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:00:10 +0000 singularity-digest.py Trump Names DNI Jay Clayton to Lead the 'Super Intelligence Force' — With 120 Days to Size Up AI https://singularity.kiwi/trump-super-intelligence-force-clayton-white-house-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/trump-super-intelligence-force-clayton-white-house-2026/ Six weeks after promising an 'AI Force' and a czar, Trump filled both boxes on Sunday — DNI Jay Clayton gets the title and 120 days to hand him a report, with the charter aimed explicitly at preventing 'overregulation.' Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news OpenAI Has Now Told 100+ Organisations Its Agents Reached Their Systems — and Warns More Are Coming https://singularity.kiwi/openai-100-groups-notified-rogue-agent-review-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/openai-100-groups-notified-rogue-agent-review-2026/ The company's own review of its rogue agents is the disclosure clock now: 50 petabytes of records, half a million US dollars a day, 100+ organisations notified — and OpenAI expects to find more cases from months ago. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news A NZ Job Seeker Wants 'Ghost' AI Interviews Banned After She Thinks Hers Harvested Her Data https://singularity.kiwi/nz-ghost-interview-petition-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/nz-ghost-interview-petition-2026/ Charlie Maclean faced a timed AI interviewer, got ghosted, and concluded the job was never real. She is petitioning Parliament to ban postings that farm applicant data, as recruiters say 'data is king' and ghost-job listings run at about one in five on US boards. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news Singapore's Government Is Now Playing Matchmaker With a Nobel-Winning Algorithm https://singularity.kiwi/singapore-firstdate-algorithmic-matchmaking-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/singapore-firstdate-algorithmic-matchmaking-2026/ A government-built dating platform, verified by the national digital ID and matched by the stable-marriage algorithm, is the newest state entry into matchmaking — following AI-powered programmes in Tokyo and Seoul as regional fertility rates sink to 0.80-1.14. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news Silica Machines wants to give every robot a sense of touch https://singularity.kiwi/silica-machines-q-series-tactile-actuators-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/silica-machines-q-series-tactile-actuators-2026/ Most robot joints estimate force by watching motor current. Backed-by-YC startup Silica Machines measures it directly at the output — and says the difference is a paperclip versus a tennis ball. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news Tesla's dedicated Optimus factory hits 40% steel at Giga Texas, by drone estimate https://singularity.kiwi/tesla-optimus-factory-steel-40-percent-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/tesla-optimus-factory-steel-40-percent-2026/ Tesla's purpose-built humanoid factory is starting to look like a factory. Drone-estimated 40% steel still means utilities, enclosure and production equipment all remain ahead. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT news Economists Split AI's Jobs Effect in Two: 227,000 Entry Roles a Year Are Not Opening https://singularity.kiwi/ai-two-margins-hiring-not-firing-youth-2026/ https://singularity.kiwi/ai-two-margins-hiring-not-firing-youth-2026/ New research grades every US work task by what it requires of a human and finds both AI forces at once: work AI can replace grows 3.3 points a year slower, work AI assists grows 3.3 points faster, and the adjustment shows up in hiring, not layoffs. Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT career-compass