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The AI news for August 31st, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
OpenAI Gets Serious About Commerce: How Advertising on ChatGPT Will Be Regulated in the Future. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/OpenAI-macht-Ernst-mit-Kommerz-Wie-Werbung-bei-ChatGPT-kuenftig-geregelt-wird-11434619.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Texas Governor Abbott blocks funding for more Flock cameras Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/986541/texas-governor-abbott-flock-cameras
AI sentiment turns sour: Analysis of employer reviews shows growing frustration. Source: https://the-decoder.de/ki-stimmung-kippt-analyse-von-arbeitgeberbewertungen-zeigt-wachsenden-frust/
Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/30/caterpillar-is-bringing-to-ai-deployment-what-it-learned-from-automating-mining/
