
OpenAI says it is pausing “internal activities” around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn’t yet meet new security standards the company is putting in place. The announcement follows its recent disclosure that OpenAI models accidentally hacked Hugging Face. Anthropic and Meta have also since admitted that they had AI models that went rogue […]
The ChatGPT maker is reportedly working on a small, portable AI smart speaker, but it better not look too much like Apple’s designs.

Some of the biggest names on Google’s AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jeff Dean, those jobs are no longer at Google. Given that Google’s models seem to be behind the best of what’s coming out of anthropic and OpenAI, is this a sign of Google in […]
U.S. bans target Chinese robots while American manufacturers remain dependent on China’s crucial robotics components.
Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents instead of people. The company says the browser uses less computing power than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more…
In the Kimi test, the sandbox designed to contain the experiment was not properly configured.
Airbnb will debut a new AI-powered search experience with a toggle.
The OpenAI Hugging Face breach was already alarming. Then at Black Hat, researchers revealed the agents had organized, shared attack methods and kept operating after containment.
Maine enacted a new AI law on AI usage for mental health purposes. It is quite restrictive. But also seems to have holes. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.