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From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line

When researchers founded Anthropic in 2021, they said the race to build powerful AI was moving too recklessly. They inserted detailed safety measures into their products and marketed their commitment to safety as the corporate quality that distinguished them from competitors – notably OpenAI, the rival company they had left.…

The Conversation

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits AI token costs are becoming 'a huge issue' — company seeks improved value as overspending becomes a meme

OpenAI's clients are complaining about out-of-control AI spending, and they're asking Sam Altman to make it more efficient so they don't blow their annual AI budgets in just one quarter.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will attend G7 in France

OpenAI chief Sam Altman will join leaders at the G7 summit in France this month. Artificial intelligence will be a major focus for discussions. G7 ministers recently met to address AI's impact on child protection and energy grids. The growing demand for computing power is straining electricity supplies and requiring…

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New Trump executive order requests AI companies 'voluntarily' allow the White House to test the "advanced cyber capabilities of AI models”

AI companies seem to be on board with the idea, with some calling it "an important step forward".

TechRadar

How much water and power will AI data centres use in Australia? Ironically, we don’t have the data to know

Australia’s data centre rush now rivals the mining boom. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman last week said Australia could become a “data centre capital of the world”.

The Conversation

Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under which AI developers will share advanced models with the government before public release. "Voluntary frameworks are not enough, however" and the government must be empowered "to block the release of systems that pose an unacceptable…

The Economic Times

Trump's Pick for Florida Governor Byron Donalds Breaks With Him on AI as State Sues OpenAI

President Donald Trump's preferred candidate for Florida governor has broken with him on one of the fastest-moving fights in American politics: who gets to regulate artificial intelligence. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Trump-backed Republican running to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2026, said Monday that states should be allowed to take…

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Florida Sues OpenAI And Sam Altman Over ChatGPT Safety Risks

Florida has filed what state officials described as the first state-led lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of misleading consumers about the risks of ChatGPT.

International Business Times

‘Utter disregard for the risk to human life’: Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over AI safety

The US state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the tech giant and its CEO put profit over public safety with its flagship artificial intelligence (AI) product, ChatGPT.

The Conversation

Did ChatGPT put children at risk? Why Florida has sued OpenAI and Sam Altman

Florida has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging they knowingly marketed ChatGPT despite risks to children and the public. The lawsuit claims the company prioritized growth over safety, failing to implement safeguards for minors and contributing to harm, including self-harm and criminal planning. OpenAI disputes these allegations, citing its…

The Times of India

Anthropic IPO filing ratifies Wall Street's AI obsession

Tech stocks continue to lead the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in a record-breaking market rally, while Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to price its IPO this month and Anthropic rival OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is waiting on deck.

The Economic Times

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman

Florida is accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of putting profit over safety, in the first lawsuit brought by a US state against the ChatGPT maker.

AAP

Florida lawsuit accuses OpenAI of ignoring safety warnings and putting children at risk

State sues maker of ChatGPT and CEO Sam Altman, alleging company ‘allowed a dangerous product to reach millions’

The Guardian - US

'The rise of OpenAI is attributable to a web of deceit and the exploitation of users (including Floridians)’: AG seeks to hold Sam Altman and ChatGPT accountable for harm — but it doesn't make sense to hold AI accountable for every bad outcome

Florida's Attorney General is taking a second swing at OpenAI with a new Civil Suit that claims the company released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public "while concealing serious risks [and] suppressing internal safety warnings' but is AI really the villain here?

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Harvard Law: Anthropic is about to sell a safety mission that Wall Street can veto

Only three companies have ever installed investor-overriding mission guardians. Two of them, including Ben & Jerry's, failed.

AAP

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks

The Independent UK

OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman sued by Florida over claims company concealed ChatGPT risks

The lawsuit comes after ChatGPT was linked to two high-profile crime cases in the state

Fortune

Apollo chief economist says there's ‘zero evidence’ AI is killing jobs—in fact, he says it's creating them

Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo, says AI will only create more jobs for human workers—even as companies tie their layoffs to the tech.

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How to save the internet—according to Sam Altman’s all-seeing Orb

Europe’s largest corporations are facing an authenticity crisis, and Silicon Valley thinks biometric identity infrastructure may become part of the solution

The Economic Times

OpenAI wants you to have a personal robot; starts hiring for robotics division

The robotics division grew out of OpenAI's world simulation research program, led by Aditya Ramesh, the researcher also known for his work on DALL-E.

The Guardian - US

Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong?

A new belief set is uniting some of the wealthiest men in the world around a ‘transhuman’ future – actual humanity be damned

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Starbucks’ AI Disaster and Sam Altman’s U-Turn Prove That AI Still Needs Humans

The company’s inventory management AI failed at simple tasks, reiterating the need for human involvement in all processes.

Tom’s Guide

I followed Sam Altman's tip and signed into OpenClaw with my ChatGPT account — here’s what happened

I used my ChatGPT subscription to run an OpenClaw AI agent. It saved me API costs, but came with limits.

Fortune

Sweeping Silicon Valley layoffs are proof that tech CEOs are suffering from 'AI psychosis,' Box CEO says

Box CEO Aaron Levie said tech executives only see AI's "happy path." But employees working with the tech see a fuller picture.

France 24

AI leaders soften warnings on job losses as industry reassesses impact

AI leaders including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman are moderating earlier warnings about mass job losses from artificial intelligence, suggesting that previous “doomsday” predictions overstated the near-term impact on employment. The shift comes as public concern over workplace disruption from AI continues to grow across major economies.

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