AI models' breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researchers
Read full article: AI models' breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researchersIt is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company.
OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
Read full article: OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another companyOpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company.
SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demand
Read full article: SoftBank Group's CEO says $5 trillion a year needed globally to meet AI demandJapanese tech giant SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son has ridiculed people who worry about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments.
News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
Read full article: News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fightThe New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a legal fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a struggling news industry.
Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
Read full article: Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarmThe Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.
OpenAI film 'Artificial,' dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon
Read full article: OpenAI film 'Artificial,' dropped by Amazon, finds a new home with Neon“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.
OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
Read full article: OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity reviewOpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration.
SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
Read full article: SpaceX buys AI coding startup Cursor for $60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAISpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week.
Japan's tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI 'patches' against cyberattacks
Read full article: Japan's tech business SoftBank rolls out OpenAI 'patches' against cyberattacksJapanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp. is launching a service using OpenAI technology to protect against the looming threat of cyberattacks.
OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms
Read full article: OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO loomsOpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of customers using its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time.
Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a 'pause' in AI development if risks grow
Read full article: Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a 'pause' in AI development if risks growAnthropic is proposing that top AI companies coordinate a way to pause the development of advanced AI systems if they become too dangerous.
Florida sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing company of deceptive, harmful practices
Read full article: Florida sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI, accusing company of deceptive, harmful practicesFlorida is accusing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of harmful and deceptive practices in a first-in-the-nation lawsuit against the maker of ChatGPT. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the lawsuit on Monday.
Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPT
Read full article: Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming company concealed serious risks of ChatGPTThe state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming the company knowingly released and aggressively marketed ChatGPT to the public while concealing serious risks.
Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
Read full article: Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too lateA federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.
Lawsuit blames ChatGPT for helping plan the FSU mass shooting
Read full article: Lawsuit blames ChatGPT for helping plan the FSU mass shootingThe widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.
Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting
Read full article: Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shootingThe widow of a man killed in a mass shooting at Florida State University is suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, blaming the artificial intelligence chatbot for contributing to the tragedy.
Worries about AI's risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against OpenAI's leaders
Read full article: Worries about AI's risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against OpenAI's leadersQuestions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI president discloses his stake in the company is worth $30B
Read full article: OpenAI president discloses his stake in the company is worth $30BGreg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, disclosed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion.
Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney in trial over company's evolution from a nonprofit
Read full article: Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney in trial over company's evolution from a nonprofitElon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture valued at hundreds of billions of dollars.
Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demand
Read full article: Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demandAmazon is reporting increased profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman
Read full article: Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam AltmanElon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit.
Amazon touts a 'major expansion' with OpenAI as Microsoft ties loosen
Read full article: Amazon touts a 'major expansion' with OpenAI as Microsoft ties loosenAmazon announced what it called a “major expansion” of its partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Tuesday, a day after the artificial intelligence company said it was loosening its ties to longtime backer Microsoft.
Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI's future
Read full article: Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI's futureElon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world’s richest man and OpenAI’s cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman and Greg Brockman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence.
Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI alliance
Read full article: Microsoft cuts OpenAI revenue share in a fresh step to loosen their AI allianceMicrosoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI
Read full article: Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AITechnology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.
China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model
Read full article: China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI modelDeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update.
Florida’s probe into OpenAI and the FSU shooting is now a criminal investigation, Uthmeier says
Read full article: Florida’s probe into OpenAI and the FSU shooting is now a criminal investigation, Uthmeier saysFlorida’s inquiry into OpenAI’s involvement in the mass shooting at Florida State University last year is now a criminal investigation, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday.
Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data center expansion after OpenAI backs away
Read full article: Microsoft takes over a Texas AI data center expansion after OpenAI backs awayMicrosoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence.
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
Read full article: OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concernsOpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada
Read full article: Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in CanadaThe parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging it knew the shooter was planning a mass attack.
What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use
Read full article: What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI useA high-stakes dispute over how the U.S. military uses artificial intelligence has led the Pentagon to cancel its contract with rising AI star Anthropic.
OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by Amazon
Read full article: OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by AmazonChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in investments from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company’s pre-money valuation at $730 billion.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago
Read full article: ChatGPT-maker OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months agoChatGPT-maker OpenAI says it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history.
Japan's technology investor SoftBank Group sees profitability return on AI boom
Read full article: Japan's technology investor SoftBank Group sees profitability return on AI boomJapanese technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group reports it swung back to profitability in the last quarter of 2025 as its investments in OpenAI and other ventures paid off.
Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot
Read full article: Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbotGoogle is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.
Judge indicates Elon Musk's fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial
Read full article: Judge indicates Elon Musk's fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trialA federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion.
Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide
Read full article: Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicideThe heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death.
OpenAI and Taiwan's Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the US
Read full article: OpenAI and Taiwan's Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the USOpenAI has announced a partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn to design and make equipment for AI data centers in the U.S. Foxconn, known for making assembling iPhones and other Apple products and making servers for Nvidia, said it will co-design artificial intelligence data center racks with OpenAI under the agreement.
Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubble
Read full article: Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubbleNvidia’s sales of the computing chips powering the artificial intelligence craze surged beyond the lofty bar set by stock market analysts in a performance that may ease recent jitters about a Big Tech boom turning into a bust that topples the world’s most valuable company.
Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangers
Read full article: Watchdog group Public Citizen demands OpenAI withdraw AI video app Sora over deepfake dangersTech advocacy group Public Citizen has demanded OpenAI withdraw Sora 2, citing safety concerns and threats to democracy from the AI video generator.
Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion, turning its focus to OpenAI
Read full article: Japan's SoftBank says it has sold its shares in Nvidia for $5.8 billion, turning its focus to OpenAIJapanese technology giant SoftBank says it has sold its stake in Nvidia, raising $5.8 billion to pour into other investments.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
Read full article: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusionsOpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators say
Read full article: OpenAI may move forward with new business structure, partnership with Microsoft, regulators sayOpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation.
Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'
Read full article: Prince Harry, Meghan join call for ban on development of AI 'superintelligence'Prince Harry and Meghan have joined a diverse group, including Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck, to call for a ban on AI "superintelligence" that threatens humanity.
Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billion
Read full article: Group including Nvidia, BlackRock buying Aligned Data Centers in deal worth about $40 billionA group including BlackRock, Nvidia and Microsoft is buying Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $40 billion deal in an effort to expand next-generation cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.
OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping push
Read full article: OpenAI partners with Walmart to let users buy products in ChatGPT, furthering chatbot shopping pushOpenAI is partnering with Walmart to allow shoppers to make purchases directly within ChatGPT, furthering the artificial intelligence company’s push to turn its chatbot into a virtual merchant as it seeks to boost revenue.
Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector booming
Read full article: Oracle and AMD expand a partnership with deals in the artificial intelligence sector boomingOracle and Advanced Micro Devices are expanding their partnership with the deployment of 50,000 AMD graphic processing units next year, with further expansion to follow.
OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startup
Read full article: OpenAI now worth $500 billion, possibly making it the world's most valuable startupOpenAI could now be the world’s most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker.
OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'
Read full article: OpenAI's Sora joins Meta in pushing AI-generated videos. Some are worried about a flood of 'AI slop'OpenAI has launched a new social media app called Sora, aiming to capture the audience of short-form video platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, Softbank
Read full article: OpenAI shows off Stargate AI data center in Texas and plans 5 more elsewhere with Oracle, SoftbankOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced that the Stargate AI data center in Texas will be joined by five more across the U.S. This expansion is part of a $500 billion infrastructure investment promoted by President Donald Trump.
Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker's computing power
Read full article: Nvidia to invest $100 billion in OpenAI to help expand the ChatGPT maker's computing powerChipmaker Nvidia will invest $100 billion in OpenAI as part of a partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of Nvidia AI data centers to ramp up the computing power for the owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.
Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to Congress
Read full article: Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions to testify to CongressParents of teenagers who died by suicide after interacting with AI chatbots are testifying before Congress.
OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure
Read full article: OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structureOpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity stake in its for-profit corporation.
FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children
Read full article: FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on childrenThe Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions.
Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safety
Read full article: Attorneys general warn OpenAI and other tech companies to improve chatbot safetyThe attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.
Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's death
Read full article: Study says AI chatbots need to fix suicide response, as family sues over ChatGPT role in boy's deathA study finds that AI chatbots often avoid answering high-risk suicide questions but are inconsistent with less direct prompts.
Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit
Read full article: Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuitElon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.
Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
Read full article: Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combinedA massive AI data center proposed near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would use more electricity than all homes in the state combined.
OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight
Read full article: OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversightAn advisory board convened by OpenAI says it should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone.
AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets
Read full article: AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secretsA secretive competition to build a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware project with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive.
OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark dispute
Read full article: OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge's ruling over trademark disputeA budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop marketing the new venture.
OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B deal
Read full article: OpenAI recruits legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to work on AI hardware in $6.5B dealOpenAI has recruited Jony Ive, the designer behind Apple’s iPhone, to lead a new hardware project for the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China
Read full article: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with ChinaOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics.
OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profit
Read full article: OpenAI picks labor icon Dolores Huerta and other philanthropy advisers as it moves toward for-profitOpenAI has named labor leader Dolores Huerta and three others to a temporary advisory board that will help guide the artificial intelligence company’s philanthropy as it attempts to shift itself into a for-profit business.
OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitions
Read full article: OpenAI countersues Elon Musk in legal dispute over ChatGPT maker's business ambitionsOpenAI is suing Elon Musk for unfair competition and interfering with its business relationships with investors and customers, escalating a legal battle between the ChatGPT maker and the billionaire who helped bankroll the artificial intelligence startup a decade ago.
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
Read full article: ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concernsFans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Away” and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trial
Read full article: Judge denies Elon Musk's request to block OpenAI for-profit conversion but welcomes trialA federal judge has denied Elon Musk’s request for a court order blocking OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company.
Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI company
Read full article: Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI companyChip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI — a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.
Musk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofit
Read full article: Musk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofitElon Musk says he will abandon his $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker drops its plan to convert into a for-profit company.
How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
Read full article: How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAIOpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed a $97.4 billion takeover bid led by rival Elon Musk, but the unsolicited offer could complicate Altman’s push to transform the maker of ChatGPT into a for-profit company.
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
Read full article: Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found.