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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Saturday took a veiled shot at Anthropic and its work on the soul of AI, saying he was "very uncomfortable" with the idea of attributing some kind of religious power to models.
AI agents don't need to invent new ways to hack the internet to overwhelm its defenses. They just need to speed-run the ones humans already use.Why it matters: Agents are proving they can automate basic hacking techniques at a speed and scale that is turning the internet's long-standing security…
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) was hit with a cease-and-desist letter this week over an AI deepfake he posted falsely depicting his Democratic opponent voicing positions her campaign says she rejects.Why it matters: Van Orden is the latest in a growing number of candidates and elected officials…
No industry has ever documented its own foreseeable risks as loudly as AI.Imagine a plaintiff's lawyer reading the public warnings of Sam Altman and Dario Amodei: They told the world it was dangerous. They told the world it was moving too fast.
A small cadre of elite AI researchers is wielding extraordinary influence inside OpenAI and other leading companies, challenging executives, shaping policy and complicating negotiations with Washington.Why it matters: As a safety crisis has unfolded across the industry, it's an open question who is…
Wikipedia is starting to feel the effects of the AI-driven shift in how people find information, with page views falling 8% in the latest year, new Wikimedia Foundation CEO Bernadette Meehan tells Axios.Why it matters: Wikipedia is a crucial source of information for AI models, but those same…
The relentless rise in long-term interest rates is starting to have effects on more parts of the economy, Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid told Axios Thursday."You're starting to see some friction in some of the long-market users of credit," he said, pointing to multifamily housing and…
President Trump's 75-minute interview with Time revealed his latest thinking on the Iran war, the AI race (or in his words, SI), the media and more.Why it matters: The interview with one of America's most historic news publications gives voters insight into the direction of the country roughly a…
The Trump administration's new AI service gave users conflicting responses to politically sensitive questions Tuesday and Wednesday: sometimes answering them and sometimes refusing.The big picture: As the Trump administration increasingly uses AI and answers the public's questions through…
Google is unveiling its long-awaited next-generation AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to a small group of cybersecurity partners, the company said Wednesday. Why it matters: Gemini 4 arrives after a long gap at the top of Google's model lineup, in which the company kept rolling out smaller, cheaper Flash…
AI companies are staking their future on the mass adoption of agents, hoping that they can solve the annoyances of modern life — email, travel bookings, online purchases.Why it matters: The frenzy around Meta's Muse shows there's serious consumer curiosity about the technology.
OpenAI is equipping high-end subscribers with always-on agents, known as dots. It's a bold move from a company that continues to deal with reports of its agents breaking past intended safeguards.Why it matters: AI's safety challenge has moved from "Will the chatbot say something harmful?" to "How…
President Trump on Tuesday told Axios Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton would be a good AI czar. Why it matters: Trump is actively looking to fill the position as calls for government intervention on AI intensify.Driving the news: As the director of national intelligence, Clayton is the…
President Trump said Tuesday that top AI executives agreed to voluntary standards aimed at increasing industry oversight.Why it matters: The agreement puts AI companies at the center of policing their own technology as pressure grows for stronger safeguards.Driving the news: Trump and Speaker Mike…
A public interest law group hit OpenAI with a lawsuit Tuesday over its breach of tech company Hugging Face, seeking court-ordered restrictions to prevent future hacks.The big picture: The rogue hacking incident — and reports of tens of thousands of other possible examples of problematic agentic…
OpenAI launched dots, its take on the AI assistant and an answer to Meta's Muse, a personal agent that has gone viral and moved markets since its release.Why it matters: ChatGPT defined the chatbot era, but that status will have to be earned again as the world shifts from talking with AI to making…
More AI is the surest solution to an emerging AI security crisis, industry execs and researchers say.Why it matters: The revelation in Axios that researchers are investigating tens of thousands of problematic AI security incidents — rather than the dozens that had been publicly revealed — raised…
Pope Leo XIV told reporters that warnings from AI researchers should be "taken seriously" and are not "fake news."Why it matters: Leo is leading the Catholic Church as AI raises sweeping societal concerns, and he has made confronting those risks a key part of his papacy.As the first American pope,…
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