JPMorgan's Dimon Warns That Anthropic's New Models Mean Cybersecurity Risks Have Skyrocketed They "went up 10-fold after Mythos," Dimon said. International Business Times · Oct 6
AI models are misbehaving, but America still won’t slow down. China is a big reason why Imagine building one of the most powerful technologies on Earth and then asking everyone to slow down. The Times of India · Oct 6
ChatGPT text will include hidden messages to show where it came from ‘Text watermarking’ has proven controversial since Anthropic announced it would include similar technology in Claude The Independent UK · Oct 6
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei made $18 million last year, middle of the tech CEO pack Dario Amodei made $18 million last year as CEO of Claude AI developer Anthropic, the company's IPO filing shows, putting him in the middle ranks of top executives at major technology firms in terms of compensation. The Economic Times · Oct 6
The Supreme Court takes up climate costs. CEOs should worry about the cost of doing nothing Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune. Fortune · Oct 6
AI industry insiders voice alarms to NYC council as local governments take up safety concerns At a hearing of the New York City Council, recently departed employees of Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind described a reckless culture at the firms, saying the biggest tech companies are racing to create technology they do not understand how to control. The Economic Times · Oct 6
'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers did not assign, whistleblower Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI and Anthropic employee, warned Monday. In early September, the British researcher published a statement on X explaining his decision to resign from Anthropic, saying… The Economic Times · Oct 6
OpenAI has ‘work to do to rebuild trust’ in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry Anthropic tells inquiry it ‘never tried to dictate’ Australian copyright rules as the ABC says copyright laws do not need changing The Guardian - AU · Oct 6
Invoking an Alien: Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Warns Congress That AI Is a Threat Jacob Coxon left Anthropic, went viral with 170M views, and now faces AI executives in a historic NYC Council showdown. What he wants — and what's at stake. Latin Times · Oct 6
Sam Altman Says People Must Accept AI's 'Bad Things' As Benefits Outweigh Costs Altman said that people would ultimately do "orders of magnitude" more good with AI than harm. International Business Times · Oct 5
It’s ‘more likely than not’ humanity loses control: Former AI insiders testify safety fixes may be ‘duct tape that will fall off later’ Former insiders warned the New York City Council about losing control of AI, while OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google couldn’t say how big the risk is. Fortune · Oct 5
Sam Altman says the world should accept some ‘bad things’ happening with AI as the industry signs on to Trump’s voluntary safety pact But Altman said “catastrophic risks” are unacceptable. Fortune · Oct 5
Reflection AI unveils its first open model, Beam. Could it be America’s best chance to compete with China? The New York–based company already has deals with U.S. government agencies and billion-dollar compute agreements. Fortune · Oct 5
Ex-Anthropic whistleblower sounds the alarm about dangerous AI companies at NYC council hearing Separately, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has moved to impose reporting and transparency standards around AI The Independent UK · Oct 5
Barchart · Oct 5 Google, Amazon, and Microsoft Face a $4.2 Trillion AI Problem — and the Math Is Getting Dangerous Google, Amazon, and Microsoft face an AI industry that requires $4.2 trillion in new annual revenue by 2031. Financing buys time, but investors need proof that AI spending can deliver lasting profits.
We Got This Covered · Oct 5 Florida woman allegedly treats Claude like a personal diary. Then Anthropic reads her entry and calls the police: ‘Threat of violence’ Not so private after all
International Business Times UK · Oct 5 New US Passport Redesign Draws Claude Comparisons as Rubio Unveils the 2028 Flight of the Eagle The US State Department has unveiled a redesigned 2028 passport featuring a larger gold Great Seal, an animated eagle and historical artwork, prompting online comparisons with Anthropic's Claude AI.
Reason · Oct 5 What's Going To Happen in the Midterms? Plus: Anthropic's Claude constitution, Letitia James to handle Cornell rape case, and more...
The Independent UK · Oct 5 OpenAI’s Sam Altman warns against turning AI into a god in apparent criticism of rival Anthropic Claude maker has been speaking to religious experts about the spiritual and moral nature of artificial intelligence
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5 Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver
Fortune · Oct 5 OpenAI's safety firings raise awkward questions The firings show that, for now, AI labs alone decide what the public learns about their safety incidents.
Euronews · Oct 5 The 'Terminator scenario': How realistic is the AI apocalypse? OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic chief Dario Amodei warn of the risks of overly rapid AI development. More experts now think AI could wipe out humanity. How realistic is that? Euronews talks to AI specialist Reinhard Karger.
Fortune · Oct 5 While OpenAI and Anthropic battle over data privacy, more companies look to open models and ‘sovereign AI’ Reports of rogue agents and allegations of IP theft from top tech CEOs are fueling business paranoia about surrendering IP. Here are the options some are exploring to move fast without introducing significant risk.
The Economic Times · Oct 5 OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public "
The Economic Times · Oct 5 Menlo Ventures on AI slowdown; Ola Electric CEO pledges stake Happy Monday! Menlo Ventures, an early Anthropic backer, says the real AI constraint is compute, not a slowdown in frontier models. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.