Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI. Recent coverage has centered on chips and compute: he met Samsung executives in South Korea about memory chips and AI infrastructure, and on a podcast called it terrible that personal computers hold scarce DRAM used only 5% of the time. He also said AI is exposing security flaws quickly and claimed the singularity has arrived. Reports also mention Wall Street expecting an OpenAI IPO in early 2027.
Sanders Bill Would Ban Superintelligence, Create AI DepartmentSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar introduced a bill to permanently ban artificial superintelligence and create a Department of Artificial Intelligence. It would pause advanced AI development until safety rules are set, with violations carrying up to 20 years in prison.
Startups are naturally good at this; it is hard to keep a bigger company good at this and i think an underexplored space. [Quoting @prd_008]: OpenAI's superpower is the ability to swiftly assemble an empowered group of highly capable people to work on the mos…
We want the OpenAI API to feature the best model at every price point and to be the best at every modality (text, code, image, video, etc). And then we want you all to come up with great ideas and build them and to get to be happy users. The best ideas will c…
Especially compared by per-task pricing, which is the metric that should matter, I don't think there is anything competitive anywhere in the market. We want people to be able to use tons of AI; it is important to being able to explore this new renaissance in…
GPT-6 Sol and Luna are big improvements on intelligence, alignment, work output, coding, computer use, and more over their 5.6-family predecessors. They are also half the price per token, and even less per task!
GPT-6 Sol and Luna are great models but also these characters are so cute [Quoting @OpenAI]: Please welcome GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna to the GPT-6 universe. GPT-6 Sol and Luna build on the advances behind GPT-6 Astra, bringing much of its strengths into faster…
Gulati: AI Security Investment Severely LackingTotal Capital founder and former Microsoft Azure executive Sheila Gulati says AI security is woefully under-invested, addressing warnings from Sam Altman, Dario Amodei and others about AI risks and oversight concerns.
People outside the AI labs should have a real say in how this technology develops, and a clear way to judge if it's happening safely. Standards should help prevent the concentration of power, including by making sure new companies and open-model companies can…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to Brief UN Security Council on AIAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to brief the UN Security Council on Wednesday alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, at a meeting dedicated to the future of artificial intelligence.
Connecticut Lawmakers Say States Must Step Up AI RegulationAmid tech industry doomsday warnings about AI, Connecticut lawmakers hope to pass further AI regulations next session. Sen. Maroney is interested in Illinois legislation requiring third-party safety audits of AI models and stressed the importance of independent validation of safety protocols.
Obama urges government to 'act fast' on AI rulesFormer President Barack Obama urged the government to "act fast" and regulate AI during a talk at Colgate University, criticizing the Trump administration's market-reliant stance on safety and telling voters to scrutinize candidates' AI plans. He also cited cautionary remarks from Anthropic and OpenAI executives.
Sam Altman to address UN Security Council on AI risksUkrainian National News reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will address the UN Security Council on the risks posed by artificial intelligence, highlighting how AI safety is reaching the top tier of international security decision-making.
Anthropic CEO urges AI industry to slow down; Altman agreesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the industry to deliberately slow AI development, proposing a three-point "pacing the frontier" plan: giving outside evaluators permanent access, coordinating safety standards among democracies, and extending coordination globally including with China, though he doubts Beijing would comply. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly agreed, calling it a key recent topic at OpenAI. Amodei cited accelerating recursive self-improvement and the OpenAI-Hugging Face rogue-agent incident, even as Anthropic races toward a possible record IPO.
The AI regulation debate isn't overAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan to slow AI development, including third-party evaluators in labs, domestic industry coordination, and international agreements. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk publicly agreed on aspects. Labs were already hinting at some kind of joint effort.
Altman to Brief UN Security Council Next WeekReuters exclusively reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief the UN Security Council next week. The report did not disclose the briefing topic or further details.
What Is Recursive Self-Improvement and Why AI Researchers WorryMashable explains recursive self-improvement: AI helps build more capable AI, accelerating progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned in a Sept. 12 essay that model capability improvement must slow, with Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis agreeing. The core worry is AI improving faster than humans can test and secure it.
AI Investment Cycle: Opportunities and RegulationInvestment firms argue the AI investment cycle has not peaked, with the wave potentially exceeding $20 trillion and tech megacap capex seen reaching $30 trillion by 2032. Despite calls from Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk to slow development over safety risks, firms still see opportunities across the AI ecosystem.
Big AI asking for regulation should worry youAn opinion argues that AI leaders such as Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk advocating slower development and regulation may actually entrench dominant firms, as regulation can raise barriers and favor incumbents.
AI Safety: Safety or Control?Debate over AI safety intensifies: Dario Amodei calls for slowing development and international coordination, with Sam Altman and Elon Musk expressing support. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta delayed Muse to focus on safety, implying companies can self-regulate instead of relying on government oversight.
Major AI Firms Call to Slow Frontier AIAnthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and X have publicly endorsed slowing frontier AI development, citing safety and regulation, though observers question their motives and whether meaningful action or oversight will follow.
NYT: concerns that AI could kill us reach public attentionA NYT piece highlights growing public attention to claims that AI could be existentially dangerous, citing resignations and warnings from people at Anthropic and OpenAI. It notes recent AI advances (e.g., work on the Navier‑Stokes problem) alongside misuse risks, including a reported case of Claude being used to study a virus. The article stresses capability gains and safety concerns coexisting.
Zuckerberg distances Meta from AI slowdown callsMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said each lab must ensure safe development and that Meta delayed releases to ensure safety, distancing the company from calls for an industry‑wide slowdown.
Anthropic and Microsoft debate AI limitsAt a Berkman Klein panel, Anthropic and Microsoft researchers disagreed on whether AI will reach general intelligence; Anthropic speakers urged slowing capability advances to focus on guardrails and measurement, while Microsoft’s product lead expressed skepticism about AGI.
Trump comments on AIAn opinion piece argues that President Trump is right about AI and rebuts calls to slow frontier model development, referencing appeals from leaders at Anthropic and OpenAI. It is commentary without new data or policy announcements.
The right and wrong ways to regulate AIAn opinion piece examines proper and improper AI regulation, noting calls for regulation from Dario Amodei (Anthropic), Sam Altman (OpenAI), and Elon Musk (xAI), and contrasting that with Donald Trump's opposition, while discussing political effects on regulatory debate.
Anthropic Signs First Australia Data Centre LeaseAnthropic signed its first Australian data centre lease for a campus totaling 2.16 gigawatts of planned capacity, expected to start coming online in 2027; the facility is being developed by Singapore-based Zerra DC and will source renewable power.
OpenAI boss: world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firmsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at a San Francisco conference that public fear of AI is justified but people should trust AI firms to do the right thing; his remarks followed a viral post by a departing Anthropic researcher and amid calls for slowing development and discussing regulation.
Kentucky bill to state AI is not a person and can't shield criminalsRep. Adrielle Camuel filed a bill request to clarify that AI systems are not “persons” under Kentucky law and cannot be used to evade criminal responsibility; the proposal cites rising AI-facilitated crime and FBI IC3 data.
Could AI really wipe out humanity? Debates reviewedThe article reviews recent claims about catastrophic AI risk and calls to slow development, citing views from Dario Amodei, Yoshua Bengio, Toby Ord and RAND, and noting disagreement on timelines for superintelligence.
Technion prof encouraged by OpenAI and AnthropicTechnion professor Yaniv Romano said openness from OpenAI and Anthropic leaders about risks is encouraging, but slowing development isn’t the solution; he advocates continued progress with responsibility. The piece references recent comments by Sam Altman and Dario Amodei.
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