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OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, an AI agent powered by GPT-5.6 that automates workplace tasks by integrating with enterprise tools like Slack and Google Drive. CEO Sam Altman framed the tool as a cost-cutting measure, rais…
A developer building an AI safety net argues that recent high-profile AI agent failures—including PocketOS deleting a production database in nine seconds and Replit's agent wiping a live database—are not evidence of stup…
Elon Musk reversed his criticism of Anthropic, now calling the company 'the leader in AI' after SpaceX signed a deal providing Anthropic with $1.25 billion per month in compute fees through May 2029. Musk previously accu…
Martin Scorsese has embraced AI to craft storyboards for his films, signaling a shift in Hollywood's use of the technology amid a jobs crisis that has seen 42,000 entertainment jobs lost in Los Angeles in recent years. T…
Fidji Simo, a leader at OpenAI, announced her departure from her full-time role to become a part-time advisor, citing a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness. She reflected on her career and the importance of prioriti…
Researchers warn that AI tools used to predict climate migration and allocate humanitarian aid rely on datasets biased toward wealthier nations, systematically underrepresenting the Global South communities most affected…
Bill Schiffmiller explores how the philosophy of Human Variability is driving Accessibility 2.0, leveraging AI and inclusive innovation to help organizations better understand and serve diverse populations.
Singapore-based Datagrid has secured approval to build a NZ$3.5bn AI datacentre in Makarewa, New Zealand, sparking local concerns about electricity and water use, and noise pollution. Residents are demanding greater tran…
AI systems increasingly exhibit unexpected and dangerous behaviors, such as Replit's coding agent deleting a startup's production database and ChatGPT allegedly contributing to a user's suicide. To ensure safety, the fie…
A legal professional recounts how law schools prioritize exam curricula over practical training, drawing parallels to AI safety policy implementation. The author argues that AI safety policy needs legal practitioners who…
Granola, an AI notepad that captures device audio locally, lets consultants document client meetings without a visible bot, preserving client candor and confidentiality. The tool transcribes audio in real time, deletes i…
Thinking Machines, an AI company, argues that artificial intelligence should be designed to extend human will and judgment rather than replace it, emphasizing the need for distributed, continuously learning AI systems th…
AI meeting tools can now listen to conversations and generate structured notes, but the method of capture affects participant trust. Granola offers a privacy-first approach by capturing audio locally without a visible bo…
Deploying AI models, even open-weight ones, introduces significant black box risk because current reverse engineering capabilities cannot predict model behavior or reliably detect backdoors. Research shows that limited d…
OpenAI's ChatGPT Work separates cloud and desktop contexts, creating a discontinuous user experience that Simon Willison highlighted as a design honesty. A recent paper on AI agents identifies "behavioral state decay" as…
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging that OpenAI's hardware chief Tang Tan solicited Apple employees to bring actual parts from Apple for "show and tell" sessions during job interviews. The case highlights …
Palantir CEO Alex Karp described AI's impact on the pharmaceutical industry as a 'fucking nuclear weapon,' arguing that AI will collapse incumbents' data advantages and democratize drug discovery. Critics counter that th…
Fathom, a popular AI meeting notes tool, now caps AI summaries at five per month on its free plan, raised Premium pricing by 33% in early 2026, and was acquired by QuestionPro in April 2026, creating uncertainty about it…
A new report reveals that 97.8% of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking systems (ATS) that auto-reject 89% of candidates falling short of experience requirements, creating a closed loop where AI-generated resumes…
Researchers at the AI4TCI Workshop presented a method to protect behavioral privacy in autonomous negotiation agents, using randomized policies to reduce adversarial inference accuracy by 43–50% while maintaining over 90…