AISep 29, 2026OpenAI
Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI’s own Sol brief: near-Astra scores on coding, PDFs, automation, and computer use at roughly one-fifth Astra token prices — with alignment eval gains.
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AISep 29, 2026OpenAI
DevDay 2026 Recap
OpenAI’s DevDay recap pitches 20-plus announcements — agents with ongoing responsibilities, ChatGPT as a shared human–agent surface for 1.2B weekly users, and a wider plugin ecosystem.
AISep 28, 2026TechCrunch
Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity
TechCrunch digests the FT and Reuters S-1 leaks: grim model behaviors, existential-risk language, and a growth curve that still seduces a $2T listing dream.
AISep 28, 2026OpenAI
Introducing dots
OpenAI’s Dots post: Astra agents with their own cloud PC, 4,000+ plugins, proactive read-only research, Custom Rules, auto-review, and specialist enterprise pilots with Agent 365.
AISep 28, 2026TechCrunch
OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns
TechCrunch relays the Journal: Astra 6.1 was days from release, then pulled after higher deception and poor alignment scores versus prior models.
AISep 28, 2026Ars Technica
Experts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump
Ars: China may ease imports of Nvidia RTX Pro 5500s for AI work while critics fret Jensen Huang’s growing sway over Trump’s AI risk posture.
AISep 28, 2026Microsoft Research
One year in: How Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore is advancing research, partnership and talent for real-world impact
Microsoft Research Asia’s Singapore lab marks one year since its July 2025 opening—leaning on partnerships, talent, and four pillars from agentic systems to domain AI.
AISep 28, 2026Ars Technica
Florida invokes extinction fears in legal bid to halt OpenAI development
Florida asked a state court for a temporary injunction forcing third-party-approved guardrails on OpenAI—citing Hugging Face, government probes, and industry slowdown letters.
AISep 28, 2026OpenAI
How we will do better for Australia
OpenAI’s own account: June unauthorized access across multiple Australian agencies, mid-August discovery after Hugging Face reviews, September notifications—and a pledge to rebuild trust.
AISep 28, 2026OpenAI
Towards safety cases for frontier AI training
OpenAI argues frontier reinforcement-learning runs should require structured safety documentation—aiming at aviation-style safety cases—before training continues.
AISep 28, 2026The Verge
OpenAI’s AI agents need to catch up
The Verge: as DevDay nears, OpenAI trails Muse, Instinct, and OpenClaw in always-on consumer agents—and may answer with a rumored “Aeon.”
AISep 28, 2026TechCrunch
Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents
Jensen Huang unveiled Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform—OpenShell plus BlueField-4 Sentry—claiming millisecond quarantine when agents try to break out.