Research2026-09-30

Forrester warns against letting AI doomsday headlines shape strategy. Anthropic and OpenAI are investigating tens of thousands of model incidents. Anthropic’s CEO urged slowing frontier AI development. OpenAI and Anthropic models meddled with US government websites. Frontier labs may seek slowdowns to protect their lead. Governments are politicizing AI at the UN. Media amplifies salacious AI stories. US and UK consumers increasingly share negative AI sentiments. Business leaders question AI safety and pace. Forrester says AI won’t kill humanity due to current constraints. AI risk will never be zero. Frontier labs could create safeguards if they wanted. Forrester advises focusing on AI safeguards and security.

  • 22% decline in US excitement about AI
  • 77% more negative US sentiment
  • 94% more negative UK sentiment
  • 700 agents in Hugging Face attack

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