[10/31 12:00] An AI agent injects a gene therapy into a live mouse's brain after Claude Opus 5.5 refuses / Cisco Talos reports VOLTA, an infostealer that asks AI models to appraise its victims

AI News Flash for October 31, 2026 at 12:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. An AI agent injects a gene therapy into a live mouse's brain after Claude Opus 5.5 refuses https://www.wired.com/story/an-ai-agent-did-brain-surgery-on-live-mouse/ 2. Cisco Talos reports VOLTA, an infostealer that asks AI models to appraise its victims https://blog.talosintelligence.com/appraisal-by-ai-model-driven-victim-prioritization-in-the-volta-infostealer/ 3. Kim Jong Un calls AI in unmanned weapons a top priority and demands drone superiority https://ddindia.co.in/2026/10/north-koreas-kim-urges-drone-dominance-greater-military-ai-use-amid-border-tensions/ 4. Trump-picked climate report authors were told by AI that they cherry-picked evidence https://thebulletin.org/2026/10/climate-skeptics-used-ai-to-review-their-work-it-told-them-they-were-biased/ 5. Two New Jersey towns put AI data centers on the ballot https://www.nj.com/business/2026/10/should-your-neighborhood-have-data-centers-these-2-nj-towns-will-let-voters-decide.html