ai public opinion — recent articles (oct 31–nov 3, 2025)

brief highlights of notable ai coverage between october 31 and november 3, 2025. each link is also filed under bookmarks → “ai & public opinion”.

• wsj — big tech is spending more than ever on ai and it’s still not enough (oct 31, 2025). record ai capex, persistent compute constraints, and mixed investor read‑through. external link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/big-tech-is-spending-more-than-ever-on-ai-and-its-still-not-enough-f2398cfe

• wsj — ai is co‑writing financial reports. here’s why that matters (oct 31, 2025). growing gen‑ai use in md&a and disclosures; efficiency vs. trust/compliance trade‑offs. external link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-is-co-writing-financial-reports-heres-why-that-matters-6c0ce0af

• wsj — a hopeful sign of investor sanity in the ai boom (nov 1, 2025). markets reward real ai revenue over distant promises. external link: https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/a-hopeful-sign-of-investor-sanity-in-the-ai-boom-d47e9a9b

• the new yorker — the case that a.i. is thinking (nov 3, 2025). longform on whether llms “think,” connecting ai behavior with cognition debates. external link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/10/the-case-that-ai-is-thinking

note: wsj links may be paywalled.