AI News Roundup – May 22, 2026

Anti-“doomer” feedback derails Trump’s AI executive order

President Trump canceled his highly anticipated AI executive order to avoid regulation and maintain a competitive edge against China.

Axios May 21, 2026

Do Google’s I/O AI Announcements Live Up to the Hype? I Put Them to the Test

Google’s new Gemini 3.5 Flash and Omni video tools show impressive performance speeds but are hindered by strict user limits.

PC Mag May 21, 2026

‘You should be spending more on tokens than on rent’: Here’s what ‘tokenmaxxing’ is and why you shouldn’t look to AI enthusiasts for budget advice

Tech enthusiasts are overspending on AI usage to boost productivity in a trend called ‘tokenmaxxing,’ which experts dismiss as a vanity metric.

Moneywise May 21, 2026

New Pentagon task force races to bring powerful AI tools to America’s most sensitive networks

The Pentagon launched a joint task force between Cyber Command and the NSA to safely deploy cutting-edge AI models on military networks.

Politico May 20, 2026

The Emerging AI Policy Consensus

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the GUARD Act to mandate age verification for AI chatbots and enforce tech company liability.

Compact May 20, 2026

An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry

An internal OpenAI model autonomously solved the 80-year-old Erdős unit distance mathematical conjecture, generating entirely original breakthroughs.

OpenAI May 20, 2026

The Gemini app becomes more agentic, delivering proactive, 24/7 help

Google’s Gemini app is upgrading into a proactive, 24/7 personal AI agent that actively manages your tasks and daily workflows.

Google May 19, 2026

Widening the conversation on frontier AI

Anthropic is collaborating with religious scholars, philosophers, and ethicists to build moral frameworks and an ‘ethical pause’ into its AI models.

Anthropic May 19, 2026

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic’s co-founder are releasing an AI-focused encyclical, setting up a clash with the Trump administration.

Associated Press May 18, 2026

Jury tosses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman

Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman because a jury unanimously found he waited too long to file his claims.

BBC May 18, 2026

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