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MIRI Newsletter #127

Meeting the moment The global conversation on AI has begun. In the wake of Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic, calls by AI CEOs and over a thousand employees for a potential industry slowdown, and a series of rogue AI incidents that sparked worldwide alarm, we’ve seen a tidal shift in the…

How AI is becoming Hollywood’s newest star, changing work on and off camera

Higgsfield AI, Runway, and Luma are among the startups that are using AI to reshape Hollywood's production process.

Personal agents are AI companies' best shot at keeping you faithful

OpenAI's Dots AI agent made a splash at DevDay, but the bigger question is what people will actually use personal agents for — and what keeps them coming back.

Trump and Tehran are boxed in until the midterms because Iran wants to keep U.S. gas prices high and the president can’t accept ‘surrender’

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

The U.S. needs 1.7 million skilled trades workers a year. Ford wants to help train them

Good morning from Detroit, where I am moderating a conversation with several CEOs this afternoon at the Ford Pro Accelerate summit. The focus is not on the next generation of products, but on what it will take for the next generation of workers to build them.

From rift to rapprochement: Saudi-UAE reset over Yemen

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi move to mend Yemen rift, U.S. and Iran trade proposals and denials

Big companies used to treat retail investors as an afterthought—now, they are at the IPO table

Robinhood’s name among the underwriters for Oura’s IPO is the latest example of retail investors growing influence.

After months of ‘hell,’ an OpenAI safety researcher suggests way to prevent more rogue AI incidents

AI safety researchers and cybersecurity experts need to work closer than ever, he said in a social media post. The problem? Their worlds are drifting further apart.

Anthropic’s $2 trillion IPO prospectus has leaked—here’s a snapshot of its income statements

Everything you need to know before you reach the office this morning.

Nex AI’s founder on pulling the plug

Find out why a founder shut down his AI startup despite seven-figure contracts, plus which AI startups in Asia have raised the most funding.

The AI race looks very different in China

Senior editor Scott Shuey went to China last week expecting to see an AI sector racing to close the gap with the US. What he saw was more interesting.

Move fast, don’t break things

Cyera, EVAS Intelligence, Heidi, and more raised funds this week.

AI agent startups face Meta’s shadow

Today’s issue dives into the pressure facing startups building AI agents on WhatsApp as Meta goes after their customers with its own agent.

Quick commerce’s second act in Indonesia

Indonesia finds a new formula for quick commerce, while Singapore’s AI hiring boom reveals where the real demand lies.

Who wins when the frontier slows?

We cover the recent calls for a US AI slowdown, SG’s AI flurry, AI keypads flying under the radar, and an interview with Flam’s cofounder.

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