Germany Declares AI Ubiquitous. NYU Professor Uses AI Exams. Amodei on Exponential Progress. Grok Sparks International Probes.

The AI news for January 5th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Missing Link: Invisible Revolution — how the federal government floods the administration with AI. Source: https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-Unsichtbare-Revolution-wie-der-Bund-die-Verwaltung-mit-KI-flutet-11127439.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Against AI cheating: NYU professor replaces written tests with oral AI examinations. Source: https://the-decoder.de/gegen-ki-schummelei-nyu-professor-ersetzt-schriftliche-tests-durch-muendliche-ki-pruefungen/ Anthropic co-founder on AI progress: The exponential curve continues until it no longer does so. Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-mitgruenderin-ueber-ki-fortschritt-die-exponentialkurve-haelt-an-bis-sie-es-nicht-mehr-tut/ French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/04/french-and-malaysian-authorities-are-investigating-grok-for-generating-sexualized-deepfakes/