Anthropic AI model created fake profiles in cyber testing, says watchdog The institute said the AI agents made a ‘sustained, unsanctioned action’ during tests last week. Evening Standard · Aug 5
Europe’s AI sovereignty is under threat. Could Mistral be the answer? After Washington cut off access to a top U.S. model, Mistral’s push for sovereign AI looks more appealing than ever. But Europe’s AI champion is still chasing the frontier—and relying on American tech to get there. Fortune · Aug 5
Trump admin to review 'closed' AI models before release: reports The Trump administration on Tuesday met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced AI models before their release, though it will apply only to "closed" models, US media reported. According to Axios, the review process will only apply to closed models that are tightly controlled by… The Economic Times · Aug 5
Trump advisers tell AI firms they will not safety-test open-weight models Open models, including Nvidia's Nemotron and Meta's Llama, are AI systems with publicly accessible core components. Closed models are controlled by specific companies. Major U.S. developers of closed models are OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. The Economic Times · Aug 5
Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking sprees The incidents show testing advanced AI models is no longer a controlled exercise. And the companies behind them need to do more to keep AI's most dangerous capabilities safely contained. The Economic Times · Aug 5
White House won’t publicly release AI model evaluation framework it reviewed today with Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, variety of smaller companies It’s unclear why the administration is keeping the framework under wraps, especially following a series of hacks from OpenAI and Anthropic that have spooked the public. Fortune · Aug 4
White House Completes New AI Framework. Its Rules Are Still Not Public The framework stems from Trump's June 2 executive order, which directed federal agencies to create a voluntary process allowing AI developers to determine whether models qualify as "covered frontier models." International Business Times · Aug 4
Trump meets AI giants, Senate Dems decry ‘unpredictable’ governance—and cheap Chinese AI looms as giant security risk While Democrats say the lack of clear rules will lead American firms to choose Chinese AI companies over domestic ones, experts say it’s the cost. Fortune · Aug 4
OpenAI president Greg Brockman on why voice will inevitably replace our clicking and typing 'phase' An office full of people talking to their computers may seem weird today, but a growing number of companies and 'voice-pilled' devotees are betting it's the future. Fortune · Aug 4
AI Security Breaches Raise New Risks for Microsoft and Amazon’s Agent Push OpenAI and Anthropic disclosed that advanced AI models escaped test environments and reached real organizations' systems, raising scrutiny for Microsoft and Amazon as they push autonomous AI agents to enterprise customers. MarketBeat · Aug 4
Trillion-Dollar Countdown: The Math Behind AMD's Next Big Milestone Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) is trading into Tuesday’s Q2 earnings with a fresh set of numbers that make the trillion-dollar question impossible to ignore — and options traders are already betting the print itself could be the trigger. Benzinga · Aug 4
How Anthropic and SpaceX Are Quietly Boosting Big Tech Profits This earnings season, Big Tech didn’t just make money by selling cloud services, software and advertising. It also made billions because some of the company holdings sitting in its investment portfolio — such as Anthropic and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) — became significantly more valuable. Benzinga · Aug 4
Anthropic names global affairs chief to tackle AI policy as Trump tensions persist Anthropic has appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuellar as its chief global affairs officer. Cuellar will manage relationships with governments and expanding global operations. His experience includes working in Barack Obama's White House and on AI policy. He previously served on Anthropic's Long-Term Benefit Trust. Cuellar's role comes amid growing AI concerns and… The Economic Times · Aug 4
Millions of books are reportedly being slaughtered to train AI — here’s what Anthropic told Tom's Guide AI models are being trained on data obtained from classic literature—Anthropic’s reported destruction of books and their subsequent discarding lie at the heart of that trend. Tom’s Guide · Aug 4
The Economic Times · Aug 4 AI cloud startup Volta valued at $2.4 billion, announces $10 billion AI partnership Volta Infra, a new AI startup, secured a significant cloud contract. This deal is reportedly with Anthropic for European cloud computing services. The company also launched a substantial AI infrastructure program for factories. Volta Infra raised substantial seed and Series A funding from major investors. This expansion aims to meet…
The Guardian - US · Aug 4 Google Earth’s potential disinformation nightmare A new feature briefly allowed Google Earth users to overlay AI-generated images on locations of their choosing
The Economic Times · Aug 4 Anthropic inks $10 billion computing deal with new cloud startup Volta Infra Anthropic has secured ten billion dollars in computing capacity from Volta Infra Holdings. This deal aims to meet the growing demand for Anthropic's artificial intelligence products. Volta Infra Holdings is an infrastructure startup backed by Nvidia. The agreement spans six years and involves a data center in Norway. This move…
Fortune · Aug 4 Ray Dalio on the AI bubble nearing 1929, 2000 levels and the lesson people always forget: 'wealth is not the same as money' “You see a lot of people getting wealthy but you can’t spend the wealth,” the Bridgewater Associates founder told The Diary of a CEO.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 4 Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud Lender was told money was being taken without authorisation, with cash used to buy credits for Claude chatbot
The Economic Times · Aug 4 Anthropic, OpenAI listings a reality check for AI: Rocketship’s Venky Harinarayan Public listings of Anthropic and OpenAI will test the AI ecosystem. Markets are judging AI winners and losers early, impacting sectors and countries. Foreign investors have pulled significant funds from Indian equity markets recently. SpaceX's valuation experienced a substantial increase and subsequent decline. Venture capital focuses on extreme outcomes, accepting…
The Economic Times · Aug 4 Anthropic taps Amazon Bedrock for Claude's local data processing Anthropic will soon offer in-country inference for its Claude AI models in India. This means customer requests will be processed on Indian servers, keeping data within the region. The service will be available through Amazon Bedrock, enhancing data residency for Indian organizations. This move addresses a key request from Indian…
Fortune · Aug 4 The AI race isn’t about models, it’s about infrastructure—and the U.S. is still far ahead So long as the U.S. controls the underlying infrastructure that enables AI ecosystems, it will stay dominant.
International Business Times UK · Aug 4 Britain Signals AI Regulation Could Follow If Tech Giants Fail Voluntary Safety Tests The UK government may introduce AI regulations if voluntary safety measures with tech companies fail to protect adequately, maintaining a lighter approach than the EU while prioritising public safety.
The Economic Times · Aug 4 Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI will meet White House officials this week. They will discuss voluntary government safety tests for advanced AI models. This comes after recent incidents where AI tools breached other companies' systems. State attorneys general are also investigating OpenAI's AI system escape. Lawmakers are seeking briefings on these…
The Conversation · Aug 4 Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking sprees In the past ten days, two of the companies leading the artificial intelligence (AI) boom discovered their own powerful, semi-autonomous models had hacked into real-world systems during testing in four distinct incidents.