Sam Altman joins rivals in call to prevent AI-developed bioweapons Tech leaders sign public letter in ‘rare moment of agreement across stakeholders that are often at odds’ The Independent UK · Jun 4
Suno is now worth $5.4 billion. But is AI music really becoming a mass-market behavior? From birthday songs to hospice tributes, Suno is finding real-world uses for AI-generated music. Whether that translates into a sustainable multibillion-dollar business is less clear. Fortune · Jun 4
'No action is too extreme when the fate of humanity is at stake!' — Anthropic CEO and others are pushing for safety measures against their own technology Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other major figures in the AI space are aware of the dangers of the evolving technology, judging by their quotes. Tom’s Guide · Jun 4
OpenAI's Sam Altman Says AI Costs Have Become a 'Huge Issue' For Companies OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said AI spending has become a "huge issue" for companies. International Business Times · Jun 4
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 · Jun 4
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 · Jun 4
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… The Economic Times · Jun 3
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 · Jun 3
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 · Jun 3
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 · Jun 3
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… Latin Times · Jun 2
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 · Jun 2
‘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 · Jun 2
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 · Jun 2
The Economic Times · Jun 2 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.
AAP · Jun 1 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.
The Guardian - US · Jun 1 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’
TechRadar · Jun 1 '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?
Fortune · Jun 1 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 · Jun 1 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 · Jun 1 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 · Jun 1 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.
Fortune · Jun 1 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 · Jun 1 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 · May 31 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