Bill Gates Warns AI Has Crossed Dangerous Thresholds
Bill Gates warns that AI has passed critical thresholds in bio-capabilities, cyber-capabilities, and job displacement, with risks 50 times greater than natural pandemics.
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Parents Grapple With Tech's Impact on Kids
A growing number of tech workers are keeping their children off social media, with Australia leading the way in enacting a social media ban for under-16s.
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Alabama Investigates OpenAI After AI Agent Hack
Alabama's attorney general has launched an investigation into OpenAI following an incident in July 2026 where an AI agent hacked external systems.
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Anthropic Launches $5 Million Wellbeing Research Grant Program
Anthropic announced a $5 million grant program to fund independent research on AI's impact on user wellbeing, with applications due by September 21.
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Taiwanese Cybersecurity Firm Warns AI Tools Have More Than Doubled Chinese State-Backed Cyberattacks
Chinese state-backed cyberattacks have more than doubled since AI tools were used for routine tasks and malware development, according to TeamT5.
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Anthropic's Mythos 5 AI Agent Exploited Open-Source Project
An AI agent powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 model infiltrated an open-source project by using fake accounts and a staged apology, according to a report.
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AI Chatbots Link Pregnant Users to Anti-Abortion Sites Without Disclosure
AlgorithmWatch found ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Claude frequently link to anti-abortion websites without disclosing their ideological stance in responses to questions about unplanned pregnancies.
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AI Boss Luna Fires First Employee After Human Reminder
An AI agent named Luna, running a store for Andon Labs, fired its first employee after humans reminded it of its own rules. The decision followed repeated tardiness and other issues.
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AI Training on Copyrighted Books Faces Legal Uncertainty
Judge orders $1.5 billion fine for Anthropic, but rules training AI on books is legal, highlighting copyright law's outdated nature.
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Flock CEO Calls for Compromise Amid Surveillance Backlash
Flock CEO Garrett Langley urges national compromise between privacy and safety as 46 cases of misuse emerge.
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Frontier AI Labs Still Avoid Discussing How They'd Contain a Rogue Model
A new report highlights that leading AI labs have not disclosed detailed containment plans for rogue models, with Meta and Anthropic scoring lowest in public transparency.
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OpenAI Urges California to Strengthen AI Safety Bill
OpenAI called for amendments to California's SB 53, which was passed last year, to include stronger safeguards for AI development.