AI News, 9 November 2026

Monday 9 November

Scotland's AI Data Centers Could Become Country's Biggest Polluter by 2030

A vast industrial data center facility rises against a bruised Scottish twilight sky, its rows of humming server cooling units exhaling white vapor plumes that drift over a

AI-generated summary Friends of the Earth Scotland and Action to Protect Rural Scotland warned Holyrood's Climate Action Committee that twenty-three proposed artificial intelligence data center projects could become the country's biggest polluter. The groups stated that these twenty-three projects could generate fourteen million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually by 2030 and consume over half of Scotland's remaining carbon budget.

AI agents test and improve robot code in virtual worlds before deployment

AI-generated summary Tech Xplore reports that artificial intelligence agents are being used to develop robot programs, test them in simulations, and revise code before deployment. Ken Goldberg and Spencer Huang say the approach helps address the need for vast amounts of data and intensive engineering in robotics.

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AI's new business model: Break the internet, then sell the fix

AI-generated summary Generative artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are highlighting digital security risks while positioning themselves as the primary solutions provider for these vulnerabilities. OpenAI introduced a security-focused model called GPT-6 Cyber and the Daybreak program, while Anthropic developed Claude Mythos Preview and Google created Gemini Carbon 4.

Practice Makes Precise: At CoRL, NVIDIA and Partners Reveal How Robots Rehearse Delicate Work in Simulation

AI-generated summary At the Conference on Robot Learning in Austin, Texas, NVIDIA announced new open robotics technologies and models. NVIDIA says the offerings include GR00T 2 and Isaac Lab 3.0 to help researchers train robots for complex tasks.

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