OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (You know, like the possibility that it could go rogue and hack another company.) According to FT, responsibility […]

Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+

OpenRouter’s CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.

Why people aren’t buying Mark Zuckerberg’s AI future

On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg’s vision.

Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is ‘fundamentally a crisis of trust’

Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he’s been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.

Pixel 11 Pro Warning: Free AI Deal Has Three Costly Catches

Google halved the Pixel 11 Pro’s free AI Pro trial. Two catches hit power users.

ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes
ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

ChatGPT’s desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can reference when you make a request. The feature […]

Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore
Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI safety, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started It all started in July, when one of OpenAI’s autonomous AI agents […]

Lies And Scams Taint Watermark Removal Apps Now That Anthropic Started Watermarking Claude AI Outputs

Now that Anthropic started watermarking Claude AI output, this has spurred interest in watermark removal apps. Be very wary! An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery

The woman claimed that AI tools are “taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse.”

Palantir Leads AI Data Deal With USA Today Sparking A Newsroom Revolt

More than 800 journalists demanded USA Today drop its Palantir AI data deal. Four data leadership lessons for every executive before the next earnings call.