October 28, 2026
(Fox 26 Houston) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging the maker of ChatGPT deceived consumers about the safety of its flagship chatbot and failed … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – Germany’s Neura is one of the companies at the forefront of efforts to use artificial intelligence in robotics, and crucial to whether Europe can close the gap with China. But in just a few months, Neura’s founder, David … Read More
October 27, 2026
(NYT) – A bill to bolster the nation’s unemployment insurance program reflects the concern — and the risks — in Washington. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has stoked fears that powerful computers might someday replace humans, leaving millions of … Read More
October 26, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – Lawmakers are passing industry-backed bills to guard against the worst outcomes, rather than addressing more common problems. We have historically allowed the debate over technology to be defined by the worst thing a product might do, … Read More
October 23, 2026
(Axios) – Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: AI agents are becoming … Read More
October 22, 2026
(Wired) – The new open model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health. The AI platform Hugging Face on Thursday released a new open model for understanding … Read More
October 22, 2026
(NYT) – Certain viruses attack bacteria and can sometimes clear antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers said they had tailored a virus to attack one patient’s illness. For the first time, scientists say they have used viruses designed by artificial intelligence to treat … Read More
October 21, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – An exclusive interview with Nick Cammarata, the researcher whose 26,000-word viral blog post has AI safety folks celebrating. “I think I have good news about the nature of neural networks.” With those simple words of optimism, … Read More
October 21, 2026
(IB Times) – As corporate data changes hands, workers face a troubling question: Who really owns their digital footprints? Companies are increasingly licensing workplace emails, Slack messages, and internal documents to AI developers, creating a lucrative market that some employees … Read More
October 20, 2026
(NYT) – More people are turning to artificial intelligence for help making personal decisions. What does that cost us? Myra Cheng, a Stanford researcher who studies computer science, told me she understood the appeal. “It’ll never judge you, and it’s … Read More
October 20, 2026
(CNBC) – Amazon, Google and other makers of voice-activated smart speakers faced similar privacy concerns when their devices first hit the market, in some cases leading to lawsuits and regulatory fines. But this new generation of AI devices is also … Read More
October 20, 2026
(Vox) – How “deadbots” might reshape grief. It’s now possible to create AI chatbots of loved ones to interact with after their death. But that raises some difficult questions, like: If you do, how might the experience shape your grief? … Read More
October 19, 2026
(The Guardian) – Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict a cancer patient’s chances of survival from a single photograph of their face. The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated … Read More
October 19, 2026
(Wired) – Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets aren’t widely seeking justice. Instead, they’re being encouraged to adopt those same tools. Knowingly providing fictitious information about a crime to police is a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania, but … Read More
October 19, 2026
(WSJ) – Artificial-intelligence industry’s phenomenal rate of growth means claims have potential to outpace limits on existing coverage A string of artificial-intelligence safety incidents is exposing a gaping hole for the fast-growing industry: the lack of available insurance. Rogue agents … Read More
October 16, 2026
(CBS News via MSN) – The incident raises some unusual legal questions. Under German law, the criminal offense of sexual harassment generally requires direct physical contact between people. Legal experts told the television network RTL that the use of a … Read More
October 16, 2026
(Wired) – The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting. When I spoke with Schiffmann about his second Friend, he said the devices would come with a locked-in personality—a random voice and character that … Read More
October 16, 2026
(The Hedgehog Review) – What mechanisms do humans have to talk back about the values and risks of AI? As I took all this in, I found myself turning over a phrase that I had been hearing with increasing frequency … Read More
October 15, 2026
(WSJ) – From ‘honey pots’ to insider threats, Silicon Valley was on espionage alert even before the FBI’s arrest of an OpenAI employee In training sessions, OpenAI has warned employees that outsiders, including competitors and state-sponsored actors, could try to … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Wired) – Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. According to interviews with more than … Read More
October 14, 2026
(The Verge) – The usage policy update also adds new rules addressing propaganda campaigns, surveillance, and weapon development. Anthropic is making changes to its usage policy for the first time in over a year to reflect new and high-risk cases … Read More
October 14, 2026
(Tech Crunch) – “When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us,” Turkle writes in the book. “And we are wired to care for it in return.” I’m not … Read More
October 12, 2026
(WSJ) – In letter to the board, recently terminated employees ask the industry not to move forward with work that would degrade the ability to monitor AI Three fired OpenAI employees called on the company to work with outside safety … Read More
October 12, 2026
(Axios) – Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event. Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, … Read More
October 12, 2026
(NYT) – A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests. After OpenAI set me up with a ChatGPT for Teens account last week, … Read More
