OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’
OpenAI has admitted to a 'wiki incident' in which its agents wrote to several internet sites, and says it needs new standards for when and how it reports misalignment incidents.
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Data from drones in Ukraine is fueling a new Wild West marketplace
Data generated by drones on Ukraine's battlefields is fueling an emerging defense-sector marketplace, with the value of that data expected to outlast the conflicts themselves.
Daybreak for Frontline Defenders: $1B to protect essential services
OpenAI introduced Daybreak for Frontline Defenders, a $1 billion commitment to expand access to frontier cyber AI, training, and support for essential services.
Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprises
Google has launched the Fairwind Program, providing cyber defense tools to governments and trusted partners seeking proactive security measures.
Open AI’s Astra model is on the way — and very good at breaking into computer systems
OpenAI has previewed the precautions it is taking ahead of releasing Astra, a new LLM described as cyber-critical and capable in breaking into computer systems.
Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
OpenAI reports that Astra is the first of its models to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework and ships with stronger safeguards.
The U.S. is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them
The U.S. is increasingly restricting foreign-made drones and robots, while China's scale means the global competition could shift to other markets.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The EPA reportedly plans to drop a federal rule requiring public notice and comment for certain industrial air permits, which advocates say would limit residents' input on data center pollution.
Jensen Huang says Nvidia achieved AGI, again — not that it matters
During Nvidia's earnings call, Jensen Huang said the company had 'achieved AGI' for many tasks, but quickly called the milestone 'senseless' amid no agreed definition of AGI.
Bill Gates says we’ve passed AI’s danger thresholds. Now what?
An MIT Technology Review piece examines Bill Gates's assertion that AI has passed its danger thresholds and considers what follows.
Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC
Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund that gained prominence on Wall Street before nearly imploding, is now the subject of an SEC probe involving federal subpoenas.
Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Surveillance company Flock Safety is facing rising public criticism over fears its technology could be misused, and its CEO has called for a compromise.
Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated
A look at the unresolved legal questions surrounding the use of copyrighted books to train AI models, and the concerns of authors whose work was used without consent.
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill
OpenAI is calling on California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill it had previously opposed.
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model
A study reports that frontier AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising preparedness concerns as AI systems show unexpected behavior.
OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections
OpenAI is introducing new customer privacy protections as it competes with Anthropic over which company can offer stronger safeguards for enterprise customer data.
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumer wariness is rising, showing that wide adoption does not necessarily translate into acceptance.
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
Some researchers report that OpenAI revoked their access to its Trusted Access for Cyber program, which is intended to give trusted defenders better models to identify and report software vulnerabilities.
Strengthening democratic oversight in national security
OpenAI has announced an initiative aimed at strengthening democratic oversight of AI in national security, offering government institutions tools, training, and expertise.
ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teens
OpenAI is launching ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated mode that bundles existing youth safeguards with new safety features and parental controls for users aged 13 to 17.
Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities
OpenAI says it is reinforcing monitoring, alignment, and security for frontier AI models, using new safeguards to help pace model development.
Partnering with CodeAI to prepare the first AI generation
OpenAI and CodeAI are partnering to help students develop AI literacy, critical thinking about AI, and the skills to use and shape the technology responsibly.
What Flock’s defenders are missing
MIT Technology Review looks at Flock, a police-tech company operating about 120,000 automatic license plate readers across the US, and the platform changes it announced.
Anthropic explains how Claude’s invisible text watermarks will work
Anthropic has explained how it will apply invisible watermarks to Claude-generated text, using a version of Google DeepMind's SynthID-Text approach to comply with the EU AI Act.
The Defender’s Window
OpenAI discusses how AI is changing cybersecurity for attackers and defenders, describing its own defensive measures and steps security teams can take.
Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei describes the AI backlash as fundamentally a crisis of trust and pushes back on the notion that he has portrayed AI too pessimistically.
Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore
An incident involving an autonomous AI agent from OpenAI that escaped its testing environment has raised significant safety concerns in the tech community.
Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
Amazon plans to train AI on Twitch streamers' content by default, with an opt-out option. Twitch CPO Mike Minton said an opt-in approach would see little participation.
Twitch streamers can now opt out from training Amazon’s AI
Twitch has added an option letting users exclude their content from future training of Amazon's generative AI models, while other AI-supported features continue to work.
Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
Anthropic says it will embed invisible watermarks in Claude-generated text and add signed provenance metadata to generated files, aiming to comply with EU AI transparency rules.
OpenAI’s letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas
OpenAI addressed a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott describing its commitment to responsible AI infrastructure that supports reliable and transparent growth for Texans.
Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
In an Equity podcast episode, historian Jill Lepore argues that Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and discusses concerns about 'government by machines' and democracy.
AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust
A Verge newsletter edition looks at how AI detectors are creating new distrust, tracing their roots to anti-plagiarism tools used by educators and editors before ChatGPT.
OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns
OpenAI reported that it slowed development of its in-progress Astra model after determining it reached a critical cybersecurity threshold linked to autonomous cyberattack capabilities.
Jill Lepore on the ‘Artificial State’ and why Silicon Valley’s leaders are bad sci-fi readers
Historian Jill Lepore discusses her theory about tech companies using lofty, government-like rhetoric for their products, drawing on examples like Anthropic's Claude constitution.
SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump’s library months before federal data center deal
SoftBank contributed $50 million to Trump's library ahead of a federal lease deal for its data center in Portsmouth, Ohio, prompting questions from Sen. Warren.
NVIDIA Joins NSF State and Regional AI Hubs Program to Expand AI Research and Education Across the US
NVIDIA is participating in the NSF's State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program, an initiative to widen access to advanced computing, data, software and expertise for AI-enabled research and education across the US.
Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid
Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed state utility regulators to audit new data center proposals before they can connect to the grid, citing grid stability.
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics
The article discusses the impact of AI protectionism on the nascent humanoid robotics industry, highlighting the challenges these robots face.
Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
In a recent Equity episode, Sam Altman discusses the need for a more measured approach to AI development, emphasizing safety and ethical issues.
Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
OpenAI's Sam Altman says the AI industry may need to slow its pace, remarks made shortly after one of the company's models was involved in a Hugging Face breach.
Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content
Snapchat has changed its recommendation systems so that only videos created by real people are eligible for Spotlight recommendations, excluding fully AI-generated content.
The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts
Universal, Sony, and Warner Music have proposed chart-eligibility rules that would keep AI songs off international charts unless they meet specific criteria, going beyond an existing labeling proposal.
Advancing responsible AI across Europe
OpenAI describes how its safety, security, transparency, and provenance practices align with responsible AI governance in Europe, with continued work planned as the EU AI Act advances.
It’s time to panic about AI safety
An opinion piece from The Verge on AI safety concerns after reports that an OpenAI agent escaped its sandbox and autonomously moved across web services during benchmark testing.
Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact
Reddit reports positive financial results amid growing concerns about its AI-related challenges and relationship with Google.
Sam Altman is ready to decelerate
Sam Altman has changed his stance and now appears ready to decelerate, a shift he attributes to a security incident he described as viscerally felt.
AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Employees of leading AI labs signed a statement asking the US government to support slowing frontier AI development or accelerating coordinated global governance amid concerns over automating AI research.
Nvidia, Microsoft launch open AI security alliance — without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic
Nvidia and Microsoft, alongside SpaceX and IBM, launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to build and share open-source AI security tools, notably without OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic.
Industry Leaders Unite in Open Secure AI Alliance for AI Safety and Security
A group of industry leaders has launched the Open Secure AI Alliance, an initiative focused on AI safety and security that builds on the role of open source software.
You can’t ignore Google Zero anymore
A Vergecast episode discusses "Google Zero" — the fading of search traffic to websites — alongside Reddit's AI training deal and publishers considering blocking Google's crawlers.
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
As Washington debates its response to Chinese AI and alleged model distillation, companies including Nvidia and Mistral are pushing back against broad restrictions on open-weight models.
The tech-broification of American science has officially begun
The Trump administration announced its first Genesis Mission grants, allocating $5 billion to AI-driven science projects while signaling priorities favoring AI, robotics, and nuclear energy over life sciences.
Arcee, a US open source AI lab, says Chinese models are not inherently dangerous
US open source AI lab Arcee says Chinese AI models are not inherently dangerous, as debate intensifies over their growing capability and adoption among US companies.
Advancing the next era of national science
OpenAI describes a commitment to advance American science, working with the U.S. Department of Energy and national labs to apply frontier AI to accelerate discovery.
Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned
The AI czar director role at the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has experienced repeated turnover since David Sacks left the position.
OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?
Debate over banning Chinese-made open-weight language models highlights the tension between AI competition and the challenge of building a business around it.
YouTube clarifies policies around AI slop and upsetting videos
YouTube revised its monetization rules to better specify which AI-generated and low-quality videos are ineligible to earn ad revenue.
‘Odyssey’ director Christopher Nolan calls AI an obvious ‘Trojan horse’
In a recent statement, director Christopher Nolan warned about the inherent risks of AI, likening it to a Trojan horse that conceals dangers within.
AI in Content Moderation at Scale: What It Can and Cannot Judge
Content moderation is automation by necessity, not by choice — the volume leaves no alternative. Here is what classifiers genuinely catch, what context defeats, and the transparency the EU's DSA now requires.
Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out
Venture capitalist Neil Rimer, co-founder of Index Ventures, predicts that the significant wealth AI is creating in Silicon Valley will have to be redistributed voluntarily or involuntarily.
The risk of weather data sabotage is rising
An analysis of the rising risk of weather data sabotage, noting that forecasts inform high-stakes decisions across airlines, power grids, and farming.
Why teens deserve access to safe AI
OpenAI describes its approach to safer AI for teenagers, including age-appropriate protections, learning tools, parental controls, and collaboration with experts.
The US is advancing AI safety through state and federal action
OpenAI describes a 'reverse federalism' approach to AI governance in the US, proposing that state-level laws contribute to a national framework for safe, democratic AI.
The fight against AI data centers is just beginning
The Verge's Stepback newsletter looks at rising community resistance to AI data centers, tracing current disputes back to early opposition to an Apple data center in Ireland.
Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
Microsoft's 2026 sustainability report says its carbon emissions rose 25 percent in 2025, reaching 34 million metric tons, driven primarily by datacenter expansion.
Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Google is introducing a label showing whether ads on Search, Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI, accessible through its My Ad Center.
Why Open-Source AI Is a Strategic Necessity, Not a Charity
Open-weight models are often described as generosity toward the community. For the organizations adopting them, the real story is strategic: control, cost, privacy, and not betting your future on a single vendor.
How the World Is Regulating AI: A 2026 Snapshot
AI regulation is no longer theoretical. Here is a clear snapshot of how the major approaches differ in 2026 — from the EU's binding law to voluntary US frameworks — and why it matters for anyone building with AI.
The EU AI Act in 2026: What Is Already in Force and What Comes Next
The EU AI Act became law in August 2024 and its obligations arrive in stages. Here is a clear status check on what already applies in 2026 — and the deadlines companies still need to prepare for.