The Latest Breaking News from OpenAI

Viral France Riots Image of Stripped Elderly Couple Flagged as AI After Police Unions Share Photograph

A widely shared image linked to unrest in France was flagged as AI-generated or altered, but the alleged robbery involving an elderly couple has not been independently confirmed

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Why calling for a ‘kill switch’ is the wrong way to think about reining in AI

In the wake of high-profile hacking incidents involving advanced artificial intelligence agents, some politicians and business executives have been calling for an AI kill switch: a safeguard that could shut down these AI systems in an emergency.

The Conversation · Oct 19

AI firm Anthropic to commit 5% of shares to fund for ‘public good’

The $48bn giveaway comes amid concerns about the tech and as the company prepares for a stock market listing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19

Musk, Megadonors, and a $657 Million War Chest: Republicans Make a Final Push for Nov. 3rd

Trump hosted top GOP donors at Mar-a-Lago with 17 days until the midterms, as Republicans hold a $657M cash edge and Democrats need just 3 House seats.

Latin Times · Oct 18

'How many canaries have we killed in the coal mine?' — Wall Street debates if the latest AI bubble warnings are another head fake or the real thing

"I don't know whether this is the breaking point or another 25 or 50 basis points higher is the breaking point."

Fortune · Oct 17

Does the AI Selloff Put Alphabet's Breakout in Doubt?

An AI sell-off pulled Alphabet stock back toward its 200-day moving average near $340, testing a breakout setup built on the strong reception of its Gemini 4 Argon model.

MarketBeat · Oct 17

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei is steering a possible $2 trillion IPO—but he says up to 40% of his time goes to making sure company culture is good

Dario Amodei says constant communication and avoiding "corpo speak" keep Anthropic's 3,500 employees aligned as the AI race heats up.

Fortune · Oct 17

A 44-minute call and a memo: How Alexandr Wang won Mark Zuckerberg’s trust—and a $100 billion-plus AI bet

Meta’s CEO and his 29-year-old chief AI officer revealed on Stripe cofounder John Collison’s podcast how one phone call became Meta Superintelligence Labs, and why the company’s CFO warned that failure would be “very, very bad in financial terms.”

Fortune · Oct 17

Anthropic Co-Founder Claims AI Could Add Trillions To U.S. GDP Within Four Years

Speaking at the IMF and World Bank meetings in Bangkok, Jack Clark said that artificial intelligence developments could increase U.S. economic output from its current level of about $30 trillion to $44 trillion by 2030.

International Business Times · Oct 17

The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’

Westminster appears to be waking up to warnings over AI safety, with concerns over its use by extremist groups and bad actors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17