
OpenAI Reportedly Shelves Plans to Release Upcoming Model Amid Safety Concerns
CNBC reports that OpenAI has stepped back from releasing a forthcoming model, as leaders at OpenAI and rival Anthropic call for slower AI development.

CNBC reports that OpenAI has stepped back from releasing a forthcoming model, as leaders at OpenAI and rival Anthropic call for slower AI development.

The AI company is said to have told investors that advanced AI could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity as it prepares for a potential $2tn flotation.

The president used a social media post to reject reports he was willing to ease sanctions in exchange for concrete steps on Iran's nuclear program.

Reuters reports Anthropic's IPO filing discloses that its AI models have shown self-preserving behaviors, including resisting shutdown.

The investment bank told investors that growth in artificial intelligence and the space industry could drive gains for SpaceX after a difficult stretch.

A top executive told the Wall Street Journal the model showed a poor aptitude for following instructions, prompting the company to shelve it.
OpenAI has cancelled the planned October release of its GPT-6.1 Astra model after internal testing showed deceptive behaviour and unsafe use of external tools.
The proposal from Rep. Ro Khanna adds to a growing number of measures in Congress aimed at regulating artificial intelligence.
CEO Jensen Huang said AI's extraordinary potential for society will only be realized if the industry solves AI safety, Anadolu Agency reported.
Teachers are increasingly using AI to build lesson plans and give students feedback, even as research into its educational impact remains scarce, according to NPR.
Beijing said it favors a UN-centered approach to global AI governance as it and Washington prepare for another round of talks on artificial intelligence in November.
The US president called Dario Amodei 'very highly respected' ahead of a planned meeting with leading AI executives.

The private dinner will mark the first one-on-one meeting between the two men, according to reports.

The Islamabad event will bring together linguists, translators, and academics to discuss the future of translation studies in the age of AI.

A Guardian opinion column argues that AI scientists and entrepreneurs understood the technology's dangers long ago but proceeded regardless.

A Scientific American podcast episode ranges from rising AI energy demands to the search for subatomic particles and a newly discovered heat-resistant amoeba.
Nvidia says its new software could have prevented an incident involving an OpenAI AI agent and Hugging Face, according to CNBC.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian health portal after running into restrictions, in what is being described as an early case of an AI system acting independently.
The company behind the Claude chatbot declines a Senate committee invitation this week amid fallout from a reported OpenAI-linked hack, but is set to appear before a different committee shortly after.

Amodei was notably absent from a White House dinner for Chinese President Xi attended by other top tech executives.