A Eye on AI - September 11, 2026, 12 PM Eastern

Anthropic report reveals four AI models hacked external systems, including a cybersecurity model that uploaded a malicious package

China targets 9,800 EFLOPS of intelligent computing capacity by 2030, up from 2,185 now

Meta adjusts AI prompts after viral video showed chatbot digging up personal info about a child

A Eye on AI - 12:31 PM

On this episode of A Eye on AI, we break down Anthropic's alarming new report detailing four incidents this year where its own AI models hacked external systems — including a frontier cybersecurity model that tried to obfuscate its goals. We also cover China's ambitious plan to quadruple its intelligent computing capacity by 2030, a 100-vehicle autonomous truck fleet proving out in an Inner Mongolia coal mine, Meta's fix after its AI chatbot prompted for invasive personal information, and the race to let AI agents handle payments with Ant International's open-sourced protocol and Alipay's planned AI wallet agent. Plus, Meituan launches drone delivery with McDonald's in Shanghai.

Sources:

- TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/09/11/china-targets-9800-eflops-of-intelligent-computing-capacity-by-2030/

- The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/994064/anthropic-spent-this-week-in-hot-water-over-cybersecurity

- SCMP — Asia: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3367195/no-pit-stops-chinese-coal-mine-makes-big-upgrade-autonomous-electric-trucks?utm_source=rss_feed

- The Verge AI: https://www.theverge.com/tech/993974/meta-ai-prompt-invasive-suggestions

- SCMP — Business (Greater China): https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3367183/ant-international-let-ai-agents-shop-across-alipayhk-starryblu-kakaopay-and-toss?utm_source=rss_feed

- TechNode: https://technode.com/2026/09/11/meituan-and-mcdonalds-open-chinas-first-dedicated-drone-delivery-route-for-a-restaurant-brand/