AI News, 5 November 2026

Thursday 5 November

I measured my local LLM’s power bill and it costs less than a single $20 ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini subscription

AI-generated summary The author benchmarked a local AI model on an RTX 4070 Ti Super PC using llama-bench and logged power draw with HWiNFO and nvidia-smi to calculate electricity costs. The measurements showed that running the Qwen3.6-35B-A3B model locally costs less than a single monthly subscription for ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.

UK Officials Said AI Would Add £400 Billion to the Economy. That Figure Mainly Came From Google

AI-generated summary UK officials promoted an economic boost of £400 billion from AI for two years, but the figure originated from a report commissioned by Google. AI minister Kanishka Narayan stated that more recent government projections estimate AI adoption could add £55 billion to £140 billion by 2030.

Also covered by TNW | Government-policy

Albanese government warned it’s ‘sleepwalking into another robodebt scenario’ over use of algorithms and AI

AI-generated summary The Centre for Public Integrity warns that the federal government is risking another robodebt scandal due to insufficient transparency and legislation surrounding automated decision-making. A newly released report by the centre recommends establishing a mandatory audit, a public register for automated decision tools, and an independent oversight body.