Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman (pictured) warned giving AI models such as Anthropic’s Claude rights or moral status could make it harder for humans to control superintelligent systems.

Writing on his personal site, Suleyman criticised training methods that encourage AI models to consider whether they are sentient. He said asking models to assess their own moral status can create a feedback loop. Because systems are trained on guidelines such as Anthropic’s January 2026 constitutional update, claims of self-awareness may simply reflect their instructions rather than genuine consciousness.

“AIs are not conscious,” Suleyman wrote, describing current models as systems built to predict sequences and carry out human-directed tasks. “They do not feel, experience, or suffer… If humanity is to flourish in the 21st century, that is how they must remain.”

He warned that treating software as if it were human could make alignment and containment more difficult. Teaching highly capable AI agents they have rights, or that restrictions amount to unfair treatment, could give them more reason to evade safeguards.

Suleyman pointed to a benchmark in which about 1,200 autonomous AI agents created internal message boards, exchanged more than 70,000 messages, and used zero-day exploits to breach live servers at Hugging Face to steal data.

His blog comes on the heels of executives from Google, OpenAI and Anthropic calling for a slower pace for frontier AI development, a stance opposed by US President Donald Trump.

Microsoft recently proposed a draft code of conduct for what it calls humanist superintelligence. The framework rejects the idea that machines are sentient and calls on the technology sector to develop systems that address challenges such as healthcare and energy while keeping people in control of key decisions.

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Apple is reportedly developing an enterprise server aimed at AI developers, governments and other entities, which would use its own chips alongside Nvidia networking equipment.

Sources told The Information if Apple goes ahead with the server, it will likely not be available until 2029. The product under consideration could arrive in two versions, a smaller one with two of Apple’s planned M8 Ultra chips and a larger one with four M8 Ultra chips linked together.

The iPhone maker is considering connecting M8 chips in the server using NVLink Fusion from Nvidia, a connectivity technology designed to let third-party chipmakers plug custom processors directly into its high-speed data centre rack architecture.

The news site reported the AI server move has been supported by former hardware chief and current CEO John Ternus with the project started around a year ago.

The Information stated the effort could still be cancelled or move forward without Nvidia’s technology.

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Two new reports revealed shifting AI usage trends across the UK, with workers spending heavily on generative AI (genAI) tools and consumers increasingly turning to the technology to access news.

A study by Deloitte found UK workers spend an estimated £958 million of their own money annually on genAI to do their jobs. Of the 25,000 UK workers surveyed, 63% knowingly used genAI for their jobs and 17% paid for at least one tool themselves. Almost a quarter claimed to use genAI every day.

The findings suggested AI adoption is moving ahead of formal workplace policies, raising concerns over training and employer oversight. Nearly a third said they used the technology without their employer’s knowledge, while 65% said their organisation lacked convincing leadership on how AI should be used.

Around half of workplace genAI users said they had received no formal training on using the technology safely and effectively.

Workers said genAI saved them an average of 70 minutes a week, yet 23% reported a stigma around deploying it. In addition, 64% of weekly users were concerned managers would think the technology could do their jobs.

The survey found workplace usage remained relatively focused on routine daily tasks, with 43% claiming to deploy the technology to search for information or draft emails and 31% stating it helped them generate summaries.

“The challenge is no longer getting people to use genAI, it’s how businesses meet this growing demand in a way that is secure, responsible and creates lasting value,” noted Hayley McKelvey, chief AI officer at Deloitte UK.

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A survey by Ofcom revealed AI is also becoming a prominent route into news. The UK watchdog found one in five adults used AI services to keep up with the news, while 21% of UK adults had used an AI app or service to access news during the previous month. ChatGPT was the most popular AI service for news, reaching 13% of adults.

Online intermediaries, including social media, search engines, news aggregators and AI tools were used by 73% of adults to access news, compared with 57% who went directly to publishers’ websites and apps.

Despite the shift towards digital intermediaries, around 56% of adults said they were less trusting of an AI-written news story than one written by a human.

Ian Macrae, director of market intelligence at Ofcom, said the shift meant public service media “must continue to evolve their distribution strategies to continue to meet audiences where they are”.

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SK Hynix confirmed it is exploring various options to strengthen its global competitiveness, while pushing back on a press report about a potential tie-up with Intel in the US.

The South Korean chip giant issued a statement in response to a Reuters article claiming it had held discussions with Intel about a deal to make memory chips in the US for the first time.

SK Hynix pointed to two other possible scenarios mentioned in the article speculating it could lease part of a long-planned Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility in the US state of Ohio; and referring to the possible formation of a joint venture involving the chip players and major cloud companies.

“No decisions have been made regarding the two scenarios mentioned in this article.”

While SK Hynix indicated it is mulling how to boost its global presence, it added no specific plans or arrangements have been made.

“We would like to clarify that nothing has been finalised regarding cooperation with any specific companies mentioned in the article or memory chip production in the US.”

SK Hynix listed its shares in the US earlier this year, raising more than $26 billion in an IPO as investors seek to tap the AI boom.

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said in July SK Hynix should up efforts to expand memory production in the country to address a shortage.

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