What's new in AIWhat's new in AI: 31 Oct 2026
31 Oct 2026 · All digests
Key launches, policy shifts, and market signals shaping AI development this week.
Making it easier for websites to express AI training preferences
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators specify whether their content can be used for AI training.
Provides a concrete tool for creators to control data used in model training, influencing compliance and data governance.
Source: OpenAI
Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
Google launched a satellite equipped with Tensor Processing Units running a Gemma 4 model, successfully generating output from space.
Demonstrates the feasibility of deploying AI workloads on orbital hardware, opening new compute paradigms.
Source: TechCrunch AI
Cracks are emerging in the AI spending boom
Analysts note rising debt, negative cash flow, and investor skepticism as big tech pours billions into AI infrastructure.
Highlights financial risks that could affect funding for AI projects and job stability.
Source: TechCrunch AI
The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic will adopt a new standard allowing publishers to opt out of AI scraping.
Sets industry-wide norms for data usage, impacting how models are trained and legal compliance.
Source: The Verge AI
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