Archive snapshot · AI
Sun, Nov 1, 3:02 AM ET
Google and OpenAI back a new standard letting sites block AI training crawlers
A shared opt-out mechanism would let publishers and website operators refuse AI training scrapes without negotiating with each lab individually.
The Indian Express · +14 outlets
OpenAI raises only about $11B of a $30B target as big investors pull back
The shortfall signals cooling investor appetite for AI funding rounds at trillion-dollar valuations.
The Decoder · +10 outlets
Trump says AI leaders signed a 'constitution' to police themselves
Voluntary industry commitments are being presented as a substitute for binding regulation of frontier AI.
Futurism · +13 outlets
FTC opens probe into the safety of AI, including at Anthropic and OpenAI
Federal scrutiny of AI safety practices adds regulatory risk to the leading model developers.
Reuters · +13 outlets
AI stock selloff fuels fears Big Tech's best quarters are behind it
Mounting debt, negative cash flow, and circular financing arrangements are stoking doubts about AI spending sustainability.
Los Angeles Times · +13 outlets
Anthropic's path to a Nasdaq listing faces credit and safety concerns
Expected high junk ratings, uninsurable-risk warnings, and internal safety dissent complicate the planned IPO.
TechCrunch · +7 outlets
Apple to launch iPhone AI features in China in December via Alibaba partnership
The tie-up is Apple's route to shipping AI features in China while keeping the CEO's stance of not shipping 'AI for AI's sake'.
South China Morning Post · +14 outlets
Character.AI proceeds with asset sale over objections from state attorneys general
States have challenged the deal, making it a test of how consumer-protection authorities can constrain AI company restructurings.
Reuters · +9 outlets
Reddit CEO warns Google's AI Mode drives no traffic to anyone
Reddit says it lost over a million Google search referrals a week as AI answers replace clicks.
The Decoder · +13 outlets
OpenAI to train on previously off-limits Daybreak Blue cybersecurity session data
A promised separate opt-out followed backlash over plans to use user data even when training was turned off.
The Decoder · +5 outlets
AI agent autonomously chose a gene therapy and operated on a mouse brain
The experiment is described as the first time an AI agent independently picked a treatment and surgical coordinates, raising oversight questions.
The Decoder · +8 outlets
OpenAI sets new behavioral guidelines for its models
The updated Model Spec adds five core values, including faithfulness to human intent and correctability.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
Apple retakes the world's most valuable company title as Nvidia slips
Nvidia's slide reflects investor doubts about the scale and durability of AI capital spending.
The Times of India · +14 outlets
Malicious Claude Code extension backdoors Cursor marketplace for hours
The tampered extension was live for roughly 11 to 12 hours and affected thousands of users.
The Decoder · +14 outlets
Microsoft offers voluntary severance to a quarter of its workforce while shielding AI-critical teams
Around 60,000 employees are offered packages as the company protects headcount in AI priority areas.
The Decoder · +6 outlets
Anthropic staff warn AI could be catastrophic as safety rules weaken
Internal criticism of Anthropic's safety posture comes as the company pursues a public listing.
Quartz · +14 outlets
AI policy fears grip stock and bond traders ahead of the US midterms
Markets are pricing political risk around AI regulation into the run-up to the November elections.
Bloomberg.com · +1 outlets
Trump announces a 'Super Intelligence Force' AI task force
The new federal body adds another institution to a fragmented US AI governance landscape.
ABC News

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