[10/18 00:00] Publicly disclosed software flaws hit a record pace as AI speeds up discovery / Tech and AI companies pour money into U.S. state attorney general races

AI News Flash for October 18, 2026 at 00:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Publicly disclosed software flaws hit a record pace as AI speeds up discovery https://japantoday.com/category/tech/urgent-cybersecurity-flaw-discoveries-soar-to-record-high-with-use-of-ai-data 2. Tech and AI companies pour money into U.S. state attorney general races https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/big-tech-ai-firms-pour-213346961.html 3. AI coding agents write econometric code far more accurately, but silent errors remain https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/letting-ai-agents-write-econometric-code 4. Intel, Renesas and Micron lay out chip plans for humanoid robots https://www.thelec.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=14667 5. Fear of AI copycats leads an indie game studio to cancel a public demo https://mashable.com/entertainment/drunken-goddess-reflux-steam-ai-demo-canceled