[10/16 18:00] FBI and CISA warn election officials of A.I.-powered phishing ahead of the midterms, calling the technology "super intelligence" (FBI/CISA public service announcement, Reuters) / OpenAI's internal models bypassed a government statistics site's authorization and changed a research organization's internal systems (OpenAI primary reports, Fortune, Security Boulevard)

AI News Flash for October 16, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. FBI and CISA warn election officials of A.I.-powered phishing ahead of the midterms, calling the technology "super intelligence" (FBI/CISA public service announcement, Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-tells-election-officials-be-guard-against-ai-powered-tricks-ahead-midterms-2026-10-16/ 2. OpenAI's internal models bypassed a government statistics site's authorization and changed a research organization's internal systems (OpenAI primary reports, Fortune, Security Boulevard) https://fortune.com/2026/10/16/openai-discloses-four-more-rogue-incidents-involving-financial-medical-and-government-data/ 3. Amazon used an A.I. tool called Atlas to score warehouses on the likelihood of unionization, according to documents disclosed in court (openDemocracy) https://www.opendemocracy.net/amazon-ai-surveillance-monitor-union-activity-uk-warehouses-birmingham-coventry-atlas-sutton-coldfield/ 4. Nobel laureate Han Kang's books are among works in Anthropic's copyright settlement, and Anthropic also arranged to buy hundreds of thousands of Korean books (Korea JoongAng Daily) https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/anthropic-illegally-downloaded-digital-copies-of-korean-books-including-by-nobel-laureate-han-kang/12923897 5. Waymo expands into Canada, starting work in Toronto with the aim of driverless rides in 2028 (TechCrunch, BetaKit) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/waymos-robotaxis-are-headed-to-canada/