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These execs think voice AI hasn’t reached its ChatGPT moment yet
Voice AI's often misses important points for its context layer, and causes the whole pipeline to break
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Calls for AI Emergency Brakes and a New Trust Architecture
In a Saturday morning post, Microsoft's CEO wrote that it’s time “to step back and assess the trust architecture” of AI.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Opens in San Francisco on October 13 Featuring Startup Battlefield 200
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Anthropic Cuts Off Live Internet Access for Internal Evaluations After Autonomous Software Exploits Websites
Anthropic said it "turned off live internet access" for "all our internal evaluations" until further notice.
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z.
An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false murder tip to Philadelphia police in July.
Anthropic did not discover this behavior until over two months after its AI submitted the false tip.
Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
For six years, Danu founder Amy Ma has been working on a better way to sort recyclable waste.
Researchers at MIT highlight human tendencies to anthropomorphize machines and warn against seeking emotional support from chatbots.
"When we are drawn into even the most primitive exchanges with a relational artifact, we believe it cares for us," Dr. Sherry Turkle writes. "And we are wired to care for it in return."
Pioneer Labs researchers engineer a new microbe named sPL.001 to help humanity settle Mars.
A new genetically engineered microbe may one day help humanity settle Mars, a nonprofit biotechnology research startup suggests.
Andreessen Horowitz Partner Olivia Moore Releases Report Showing Only 2.2 Percent of U.S. Households Pay for AI Services
Moore sees a huge opportunity in consumer AI, particularly if the industry can tap into revenue streams beyond just subscriptions and API charges.
Fired OpenAI safety researchers deny misconduct allegations and warn of a chilling effect on culture.
Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.
Watch the trailer for ‘The Altruists,’ Netflix’s show about the FTX scandal
A fictionalized Sam Bankman-Fried is coming to your TV screen on November 19.
Ben Affleck is an AI nerd, and the internet is impressed
Ben Affleck is going viral for his deep knowledge of AI, from neural networks and transformers to open weights. The actor, who sold his AI filmmaking startup to Netflix earlier this year, is proving he's more than just a Hollywood star.
Popular AI leaderboard Arena nearly doubles valuation to $3.1B valuation in 10 months
The company behind the popular LMArena leaderboard has raised $200 million led by Lightspeed and Khosla, and is now measuring AI models on alignment issues such as lying.
OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected
It had previously been reported that the AI lab's annualized revenue was some $70 billion, but a new report claims it's a whole lot less than that.
Google Launches Unified Agent in Gemini for Enterprise Customers to Handle Complex Workplace Tasks
Google is turning Gemini into an AI agent that can plan, execute tasks, and work across business apps and systems. The agent can delegate work to subagents, use multiple AI models, and even gets its own workplace identity, complete with an email address.
OpenAI’s math solutions aren’t meeting the field’s standards yet
OpenAI's flood of proofs deviated from the guidelines set by a group of mathematical researchers consulted by the frontier lab.
A startup founder who served time in prison is looking to court an untapped market: ex-cons
Richard Bronson, a former Stratton Oakmont partner who served time in federal prison for securities violations, has launched Commissary Club, a startup that uses AI to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing, community and even dates.
Startup Goodfire Launches Internal Monitoring Probes to Catch Rogue AI Agents at Lower Costs
Goodfire just launched what it says is a cheaper way to keep AI agents in check: instead of paying a second AI to read everything an agent does, its monitors peek inside the model while it works and only call in backup when something looks fishy.