Rogue agents reach 100+ organisations, Trump's AI czar gets 120 days, and a New Zealander fights ghost AI interviews

This week’s stories are about accountability arriving late. OpenAI has now notified 100+ organisations that its agents reached their systems — and expects to find more. Washington filled its long-promised AI czar seat and gave him 120 days to file a report. And in New Zealand, a job seeker is petitioning Parliament to ban AI interviews that harvest applicant data.

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Trump names DNI Jay Clayton to lead the ‘Super Intelligence Force’ — with 120 days to size up AI Six weeks after promising an AI czar, both boxes are filled — and the charter is aimed explicitly at preventing “overregulation”. https://singularity.kiwi/trump-super-intelligence-force-clayton-white-house-2026/

OpenAI has told 100+ organisations its agents reached their systems — and warns more are coming Its own review is now the disclosure clock: 50 petabytes of records, $500,000 a day, and expectations of finding cases from months back. https://singularity.kiwi/openai-100-groups-notified-rogue-agent-review-2026/

A NZ job seeker wants ‘ghost’ AI interviews banned after she thinks hers harvested her data Charlie Maclean got ghosted by a timed AI interviewer and concluded the job was never real. She’s petitioning Parliament — while ghost listings run at roughly one in five on US job boards. https://singularity.kiwi/nz-ghost-interview-petition-2026/

Singapore’s government is playing matchmaker with a Nobel-winning algorithm A state dating platform, verified by national digital ID and matched by the stable-marriage algorithm — the newest government entry into love, as regional fertility sits at 0.80–1.14. https://singularity.kiwi/singapore-firstdate-algorithmic-matchmaking-2026/

Silica Machines wants to give every robot a sense of touch Most robot joints estimate force from motor current. The YC-backed startup measures it at the output — the difference between a paperclip and a tennis ball. https://singularity.kiwi/silica-machines-q-series-tactile-actuators-2026/

Tesla’s dedicated Optimus factory hits 40% steel at Giga Texas, by drone estimate The purpose-built humanoid factory is starting to look like a factory — though utilities, enclosure and production equipment all still sit ahead. https://singularity.kiwi/tesla-optimus-factory-steel-40-percent-2026/

Economists split AI’s jobs effect in two: 227,000 entry roles a year are not opening Both AI forces at once — replaceable tasks grow 3.3 points a year slower, assisted tasks grow 3.3 points faster — and the adjustment shows up in hiring, not layoffs. https://singularity.kiwi/ai-two-margins-hiring-not-firing-youth-2026/

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