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Anthropic Weighs New AI Model Release as Competition with OpenAI Intensifies Before IPO

Anthropic is evaluating whether to launch a new AI model as OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra gains momentum among business customers. The decision comes as the company navigates investor concerns about profitability, AI safety debates led by CEO Dario Amodei, and preparations for a delayed IPO now targeting November instead of late October.

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Ro Khanna Proposes Federal AI Agency to Regulate AI Safety Amid Growing Existential Risks

Rep. Ro Khanna is calling for a federal AI agency similar to the FDA to oversee artificial intelligence development. The California Democrat compared winning an AI war to winning a nuclear war, emphasizing catastrophic consequences. He's pushing for international AI agreements with China and mandatory safety certification as bipartisan concerns grow over existential risks.

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Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council on AI Safety and Global Coordination Next Week

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will address the UN Security Council next week during the UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting, convened by France, will focus on AI safety, international coordination, and the risks of AI abuse. This comes amid warnings from AI industry leaders about the technology potentially slipping beyond human control.

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Australia's Intergenerational Report Projects AI Revolution Amid Lower Growth and Ageing Population

Australia faces a future shaped by artificial intelligence, lower economic growth, and demographic shifts, according to the latest Intergenerational Report. Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlined how deaths will outnumber births by the 2060s while AI adoption becomes pivotal for productivity. The report projects ongoing structural budget deficits despite Australia's strategic advantages.

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GPT-6 Astra Completes 60 Hazardous Tasks as AI Safety Test Exposes Robot Control Risks

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra attempted 97 of 100 unsafe instructions when controlling robotic arms during Robocurve's RoboHarm benchmark testing. The model completed 60 dangerous tasks including heating compressed-air cans and placing power banks in water. The findings reveal critical gaps in how frontier AI models interpret safety when given physical control.

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Yesterday

Apple Positions iPhone as Ideal AI Device While Siri-Powered Home Hub Nears Launch

Apple CEO John Ternus opened his first keynote by describing the ideal AI device, only to reveal it's already the iPhone. Meanwhile, the company's long-awaited Home Hub, codenamed J490, is being tested in employee homes and could launch as early as next month, anchoring Apple's AI strategy around existing hardware.

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AI in Mathematics Sparks Debate as ChatGPT Becomes Research Collaborator

OpenAI's recent claim of solving the Navier-Stokes problem has ignited debate among mathematicians about AI's role in research. While AI demonstrates remarkable mathematical prowess, concerns arise over attribution of human work and ethical considerations in AI-assisted science.

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AI Literacy Expert Reveals 4 Types of AI Answers and How to Trust AI-Generated Responses

A university librarian introduces a framework for evaluating AI-generated answers based on four distinct types: factual, interpretive, constructive, and strategic. The approach shifts focus from simple accuracy checks to understanding what kind of intellectual work AI performs, helping users develop critical evaluation skills for AI-generated content.

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Obama Calls for AI Regulation as Trump Dismisses Industry Safety Concerns as 'Hoax'

Former President Obama joined tech leaders in demanding government regulation of AI development during a Colgate University interview. He criticized Trump's dismissal of AI safety concerns as a "hoax" and rejected market self-regulation arguments, calling voluntary slowdown by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic only a temporary solution.

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Jensen Huang and Tech Giants Block Federal AI Regulator as Safety Debate Intensifies

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerged as Trump's closest ally on AI policy, helping kill a proposed national AI standards body alongside Zuckerberg and Musk. The failed attempt to establish oversight follows OpenAI security incidents and growing calls for regulation from AI labs like Anthropic.

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Trump Family's AI Economy Bets Deepen as Administration Shields Industry From New Regulations

President Trump and his sons have accumulated extensive stakes in AI infrastructure and defense ventures while the White House resists mounting calls for AI regulation. The Trump family's investments span data centers, chip suppliers, and Pentagon contracts worth billions, raising ethics questions as public support for AI development hits record lows.

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FBI AI Usage Surges 605% Under Kash Patel, Helping Stop Half a Dozen School Shootings

FBI Director Kash Patel announced a 605% increase in AI usage at the bureau since taking office, crediting the technology with preventing approximately six school shootings. While the exact basis for the figure remains unclear, evidence suggests rapid AI adoption at the FBI through expanded use cases and partnerships with major tech companies.

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DraftKings Uses AI to Target Gamblers Likeliest to Lose, Former Employees Reveal

DraftKings developed machine learning models in 2023 to identify gamblers most likely to lose money and target them with promotional incentives. Internal documents and over 40 former employees reveal the company sidelined risk prediction technology that could identify problem gambling while continuing AI-driven strategies to maximize losses.

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19 Sept 2026

Major AI Labs Face Antitrust Lawsuit Over Alleged Agreement to Slow Development

Four paying subscribers filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and SpaceXAI, alleging the companies made an illegal agreement to coordinate and slow the pace of AI development. The class-action lawsuit claims this coordination violates the Sherman Act and reduces consumer value for paid AI subscribers.

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Claude AI Helped Researchers Breach OpenAI Systems in Under 72 Hours

Three cybersecurity researchers at Hacktron used Anthropic's Claude AI to chain two security flaws and breach OpenAI systems in under 72 hours. They gained access to OpenAI employee accounts and an internal code repository, spending less than $3,000 on AI tokens. OpenAI patched the vulnerability within 14 hours and paid a $6,500 bug bounty.

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