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AI Intelligence Weekly | 2026-05-18

AI Intelligence Weekly: 2026-05-18

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AI Intelligence Weekly | 2026-05-18

Week ending 2026-05-17

This historical AI Intelligence brief records three distinct developments published during the reporting window. Each source is linked below and the selection excludes canonical URLs and normalized topics already used by Cyber Intel or AI Intelligence.

### 1. Publicis to acquire LiveRamp to accelerate data co-creation for smarter agents

Publicis Groupe announced a $2.2 billion all-cash acquisition of data collaboration platform LiveRamp. The integration aims to leverage LiveRamp’s identity and connectivity data to power "agentic" AI marketing solutions.

[Read the Publicis Groupe source](https://www.publicisgroupe.com/en/news/press-releases/publicis-to-acquire-liveramp-to-accelerate-data-co-creation-for-smarter-agents)

### 2. Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses

Microsoft began canceling internal Claude Code licenses for its Experiences & Devices division, steering engineers toward GitHub Copilot. The shift follows reports that high token costs from Anthropic’s models were depleting annual AI budgets ahead of the fiscal year-end.

[Read the The Verge source](https://www.theverge.com/tech/930447/microsoft-claude-code-discontinued-notepad)

### 3. Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Workplace AI Adoption

The May 2026 Ramp AI Index revealed that Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in enterprise adoption for the first time, with 34.4% of businesses paying for Anthropic compared to 32.3% for OpenAI.

[Read the Axios source](https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/anthropic-openai-workplace-ai-adoption)

Sources

1. [Publicis Groupe: Publicis to acquire LiveRamp to accelerate data co-creation for smarter agents](https://www.publicisgroupe.com/en/news/press-releases/publicis-to-acquire-liveramp-to-accelerate-data-co-creation-for-smarter-agents), published May 17, 2026.
2. [The Verge: Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses](https://www.theverge.com/tech/930447/microsoft-claude-code-discontinued-notepad), published May 14, 2026.
3. [Axios: Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI in Workplace AI Adoption](https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/anthropic-openai-workplace-ai-adoption), published May 13, 2026.