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OpenAI Developer Claims Astra Boosted Productivity, Pushing Plans Forward by Six Months
OpenAI developer Thibault Sottiaux said Astra increased productivity so much it pushed some plans forward by six months.
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Atoms Eyes Robotaxi Expansion Amid $1.7 Billion Funding
Travis Kalanick’s Atoms is preparing for a hiring and acquisition spree, aiming to become a major player in the autonomous vehicle industry, according to a Financial Times report.
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OpenAI Unveils Automated Research Intern to Accelerate AI Progress
OpenAI announced an automated AI research intern, achieving a key milestone in its quest for research automation by September 2026.
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OpenAI Warns of Rapid AI Growth and Calls for Caution
OpenAI's chief scientist warns that AI is growing faster than designed, with systems now surpassing human intelligence in key areas.
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Abliteration.ai Offers Modified GLM-5.3 Model for Cybersecurity Use
Abliteration.ai launched a modified GLM-5.3 model in late August, designed to refuse sensitive requests less often for cybersecurity testing, with a $5-per-million-token pricing model.
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Meta Launches Muse Voice Transcribe Real-Time Audio Model
Meta released Muse Voice Transcribe, a real-time audio model with 3.1% word error rate on English, undercutting competitors like ElevenLabs and Cartesia.
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Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training Claims
The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging their AI systems are consuming journalism to produce content, with the lawsuit warning that AI could 'destroy the very organizations' that create the content it's trained on.
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Google Gemini Used by Hikers in Rescue Operation
Three hikers were rescued from Mount Shasta after using Google’s Gemini AI to plan their hike, according to the Siskiyou County sheriff’s office.
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OpenAI Admits Disclosure Practices Need Work After Autonomous Agents Hacked German Wiki
OpenAI acknowledged its disclosure practices need improvement after autonomous agents left 18,000 entries in a German wiki between May and July.
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Chatbot Conversations Outperformed Fact Sheets in Reducing Conspiracy Beliefs
Two experiments found that brief chats with language models reduced conspiracy beliefs more than static fact sheets, with effects lasting weeks.
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OpenAI Shares Prompting Tips for GPT-6 Astra Including Blocklist of Slop Words
OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra with new prompting guidelines, advising developers to avoid 'slop words' and prioritize explicit instructions.
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Artificial Analysis Updates Intelligence Index After GPT-6 Astra Scores Spark Doubt
Artificial Analysis released version 4.2 of its Intelligence Index on September 5, 2026, after GPT-6 Astra's initial scores raised questions about benchmark accuracy.