Japan's Election Deepfakes Surge. No Binding Rules for Military AI. AI Firms Embed Engineers. New York Data Center Pause.

The AI news for February 8th, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Elections in Japan: The population struggles with fake AI content. Source: https://the-decoder.de/wahlen-in-japan-bevoelkerung-kaempft-mit-gefaelschten-ki-inhalten/ Artificial Intelligence: The struggle over the rules for deploying AI in warfare. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-Ringen-um-Regeln-fuer-KI-Einsatz-im-Krieg-11168765.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Reliability of AI agents: OpenAI and Anthropic work directly with large customers. Source: https://the-decoder.de/zuverlaessigkeit-bei-agenten-openai-und-anthropic-arbeiten-direkt-mit-grosskunden/ New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/new-york-lawmakers-propose-a-three-year-pause-on-new-data-centers/