The AI desk
Research, products, policy and the companies behind them — our own reporting alongside an editor-curated group of AI publications, each named on the story.
After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion. He said…
AI NewsMany sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
AI NewsIntended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
AI NewsMeta launched a new Muse AI agent it claims can help you with everything from firing off emails to buying stuff online. Muse can be surprisingly effective at delivering on those promises…
AI NewsGoogle has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information. The pilot program reportedly…
AI NewsInstagram is the latest social media platform to add built-in AI-powered features that will give users feedback on their posts. The company announced Wednesday that its standalone Edits app…
AI NewsOpenAI is seeking another $30 billion privately as its IPO plans slip.
AI NewsWe now have the full details of the "morally binding" AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence…
AI NewsTwo months after the bombshell news that a swarm of its agents had broken their containment and hacked into the computers of the AI company Hugging Face, OpenAI is still putting out fires…
AI NewsFor months, people have wondered when OpenAI will go public. CEO Sam Altman says it won't happen until the company can make better promises about model safety, with no firm timeline in…
AI NewsThe US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only…
AI NewsNew sculpture depicts AI leaders escaping a sinking ship.
AI NewsGrokipedia, the AI-powered online encyclopedia from SpaceXAI, appears to be updating articles once again after a months-long pause. In August, Lawfare reported that articles on Grokipedia…
AI NewsThe deal, which is expected to close by year's end, is worth $8.2 billion.
AI NewsA nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents.
AI NewsWithout a "full set of safeguards," agent accessed "system information and source code."
AI News“The experiments are still in the queue. The PR is already live,” says one expert.
AI News"The chance of human extinction is about a coin flip, in my view," Geoffrey Irving, a former OpenAI and Google DeepMind employee, said in a new interview. It's one of a dozen interviews…
AI NewsThese cute agents are designed to connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks.
AI NewsOpenAI is responding to Meta's buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants…
AI NewsOn Tuesday, OpenAI's annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers, and chants. "Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit," said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front…
AI NewsIt’s OpenAI’s turn in the fall tech events calendar. The company is hosting its annual DevDay on September 29th in San Francisco, and during a live keynote featuring CEO Sam Altman, it…
AI NewsSimilar performance, security trade-offs also seen in current public models.
AI NewsThe Claude maker warns its own models could resist shutdowns and cause catastrophic harm.
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