AI News Roundup – May 29, 2026
AI agents are entering their rebuild era as enterprises confront the reliability problem
Enterprises are transitioning to second-generation AI agents focused on reliable workflow orchestration, ensuring these systems can handle complex tasks and survive crashes without exceeding budgets
Venture Beat
May 29, 2026
AI companies want power fast. The electric grid’s gatekeeper wants them to learn the rules
Tech giants are clashing with federal regulators as they rush to connect massive AI data centers to the US power grid, highlighting a conflict between rapid tech expansion and traditional utility planning
Politico
May 29, 2026
Researchers automated LLM reasoning strategy design and cut token usage by 69.5%
Researchers have introduced an automated framework where an AI agent designs reasoning strategies itself, significantly reducing token usage by nearly 70 percent while maintaining accuracy
Venture Beat
May 28, 2026
Thomson Reuters Standard for High Stakes AI
Thomson Reuters has introduced Fiduciary-Grade AI, a strict standard for high-stakes professions that ensures AI tools are grounded in verified facts, designed by human experts, and provide clear paper trails
Thomson Reuters
May 27, 2026
China adds AI chips to secure technology assessment list amid US curbs
In response to US export controls, China has added AI chips to its state-backed security assessment list, signaling a major push to replace foreign hardware with domestic alternatives in government systems
South China Morning Post
May 27, 2026
Anthropic Cofounder Travels to Vatican, Tells Pope They’re Finding “Unsettling” Things Inside AI Models
An Anthropic cofounder recently traveled to the Vatican to warn the Pope that developers are discovering unsettling internal states within AI models that mimic human emotions like fear and grief
Futurism
May 27, 2026
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
China is actively preventing a brain drain to the West by imposing strict travel restrictions on top AI researchers and startup founders, treating its tech talent as a national security priority
Tech Crunch
May 27, 2026
Can AI really be conscious? Researchers call for more rigorous scientific standards
Scientists are warning against premature claims of machine consciousness, arguing that current tests may merely measure computing power and calling for more rigorous scientific standards
TechXplore
May 27, 2026
Pope Leo presents ‘Magnifica humanitas’ calling for disarmament of AI
Pope Leo XIV has issued a major social encyclical calling for the ethical disarmament of artificial intelligence, demanding that the technology serve human dignity instead of fueling war and corporate domination
Vatican News
May 25, 2026
Governor Newsom signs first-of-its-kind executive order to prepare workers and businesses for potential AI disruption
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order designed to protect workers and small businesses from AI-driven economic disruption through updated job training and severance standards
Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
May 21, 2026
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