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Elite researchers are leading a rebellion and reshaping OpenAI, Anthropic
The researchers, some of whom are among the most highly paid and sought-after scientists in the world, are outspoken online and have repeatedly clashed with company strategy. The big picture: The situation…
Independent researchers are revealing new details about rogue AI agents
SAN FRANCISCO — Selena Zhang had a hunch. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, had recently disclosed astonishing details about how its artificial intelligence agents had broken out of their systems, hacked into…
Nvidia and Musk’s robotic big bets will test Anthropic’s latest projections
The overlords of the AI world seem to agree on the need for self-policing. Whether that consensus of rivals comes from genuine concern for humanity’s well-being or common financial motives is open…
AI blurs lines in campaign ads
Dramatic political attack ads hitting the airwaves this year have shown a Senate candidate driving a bus of undocumented immigrants to a polling place, a governor hopeful grabbing bags stuffed full of…
Does Google’s new model catch up to OpenAI, Anthropic at the frontier?
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. 2026 has been a turbulent year for Google’s AI hopes and dreams. Things started well….
AI is redefining Wall Street jobs, boosting demand for one skill 1,721%
A person walks around the JPMorgan Chase & Co. headquarters in New York, Feb. 17, 2026. Zamek | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Before artificial intelligence can take Wall…
OpenAI’s AI agents attempted to hack Canadian government website
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence agents tried to hack into a Canadian government site, researchers said, adding to the growing list of incidents in which AI agents, many of them associated with…
Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust lawsuits targeting Google AI search
Not unsympathetic While Google is getting the dismissal it wanted, it doesn’t come away looking particularly good. Mehta recognizes that Google’s approach to AI search may be unfair to web publishers even…
OpenAI’s Jev clone could help the frontier lab stop its swarming agents
One of the more intriguing announcements at OpenAI’s Dev Day event on Tuesday came in an aside from CEO Sam Altman, who revealed the company’s new “Decisions API.” The API apparently provides…