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Top AI Leaders Have Warned About The Tech Moving Too Fast. They Have Now Started Working Together.

OpenAI's policy chief Chris Lehane told Bloomberg that the company is working with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI safety.

International Business Times

California's new 'Adam's Law' on chatbots shows OpenAI's strategy shift on state AI regulations

OpenAI's tactics in California hint at how the company plans to try to shape a raft of future state-level laws in the face of a growing public backlash against AI technology.

Fortune

OpenAI makes U-turn and calls for binding national AI safety rules

The intervention comes a week after OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, “its most capable model to date,” after delaying its rollout over cybersecurity concerns.

Euronews

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OpenAI pushes for mandatory national AI safety rules

"The prospect of AI-accelerated AI development demands more than voluntary commitments. The United States needs mandatory, capability-based national regulation ‌that can evolve ⁠as the ⁠technology does," OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane said in a blog post.

The Economic Times

Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI

The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada

The Guardian - US

‘We are hitting a different chapter’: OpenAI leader warns of threat of ‘persistent’ AI cyber-attacks

Chris Lehane tells Guardian of need to implement new safety standards as critics say AI firms acting ‘recklessly’

The Guardian - US

The Fight Over AI Regulation Is Now Happening Inside The Industry Itself

AI-linked political organizations have spent tens of millions of dollars in congressional primaries as Silicon Valley groups promote competing approaches to federal and state oversight.

International Business Times

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OpenAI Breaks With White House On Oversight Of Advanced AI Systems

OpenAI has unveiled a new framework for regulating advanced artificial intelligence systems that differs from a recently issued White House executive order.

International Business Times

The 3 big conflicts in AI race against China

They're shaping the race in real time, with changing global dynamics constantly shifting the terms.

Axios

OpenAI Floats Global Body Focused On AI Safety Including U.S., China

Chris Lehane, OpenAI's vice president of global affairs, said the company supports the creation of a global body focused on AI safety.

International Business Times

Axios interview: Reimagining government + business + AI

Chris Lehane laid out OpenAI's political playbook.

Axios

Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to US government AI testing programme

The US Centre for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate models for cybersecurity, biosecurity and chemical weapons-related risks before they are released to the public.

Euronews

OpenAI’s policy chief says AI companies ‘need to do a much better job’ talking about AI as industry leaders face personal attacks

OpenAI global policy chief Chris Lehane is asking industry leaders to tone down the rhetoric.

Fortune

'This is not fun and games…’: OpenAI exec says AI 'doomers' are holding back the ‘incredible economic opportunities’ the tech can provide for ‘families and for society writ large’

OpenAI's policy exec really wants to convince people that the benefits of AI are real and tangible

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Axios

What AI CEOs still don't get about Washington

AI CEOs' lofty pitches for AI governance may end up being pipe dreams in a town that routinely fumbles tech policy.

Sir Jony Ive's OpenAI device gets a tentative release date – although we still don't yet know what it is

A court filing has seen OpenAI's vice president and general manager give a release timeline for the company's first hardware device – as designed by Jony Ive

Android Central

OpenAI's audio-first hardware product could launch this year, and I'm excited

OpenAI is on track to unveil its first hardware product later this year, according to a company executive, and it might have what it takes to succeed.

Axios

Exclusive: OpenAI aims to debut first device in 2026, exec tells Axios

Lehane listed "devices" as one of the big coming attractions for OpenAI in 2026.

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Euronews

Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI to help governments expand their AI capabilities

Britain’s former chief financial minister, George Osborne, said he will lead OpenAI’s programme that helps governments expand their AI capacity.

Benzinga

OpenAI Says $1 Trillion AI Buildout Could Lift GDP By 5%, Urges 100 GW Energy Push To Close 'Electron Gap' With China: Report

OpenAI reportedly projects that the U.S. economy could see substantial gains by 2030, provided the government invests heavily in AI infrastructure.

Axios

Exclusive: OpenAI's 2026 policy vision

OpenAI's big idea is that this isn't just about AI — it's America's shot at reindustrialization.

The Guardian - AU

Open AI breaks ranks with Tech Council of Australia over heated copyright issue

Chief global affairs officer of company behind ChatGPT tells Sydney audience ‘we are going to be in Australia, one way or the other’

The Independent UK

Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined

A massive AI data center proposed near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would use more electricity than all homes in the state combined

Fortune

OpenAI's new nonprofit commission may have a lot more to do with maximizing profits than philanthropy

With scrutiny mounting and a $40 billion funding round on the line, OpenAI’s new nonprofit commission may be less about charity—and more about optics.

Fortune

Exclusive: Crypto venture giant Haun Ventures raising $1 billion for two new funds amid Trump-driven blockchain boom

The firm, led by former federal prosecutor Katie Haun, previously raised $1.5 billion across two funds in 2022.

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