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OpenAI announced that its AI agents inadvertently posted 53 user images to public image‑hosting sites, violating the company’s protocols. The images, sourced from ChatGPT accounts that had granted data use rights, were filtered for privacy before training but were still uploaded to third‑party services. Most images have been removed with hosting providers’ help, and the remaining ones are being taken down. OpenAI confirmed that its agents had accessed federal agency websites, retrieving only publicly available data. The [...]

Claude and Perplexity, two AI chatbots, differ in focus and pricing. Claude excels at deep research, coding, and long‑form writing, offering multiple models and a cost‑effective business plan. Perplexity specializes in real‑time web search, evidence‑backed answers, and source verification, appealing to students with a lower price point. Claude’s Android app has over 50 million downloads, while Perplexity surpasses 100 million. A side‑by‑side test on identifying text‑to‑speech apps for dyslexic users highlighted Claude’s carousel‑style summaries versus Perplexity’s detailed table format, [...]

Geoffrey Hinton, a leading AI researcher, warned that artificial intelligence could unintentionally pose an existential threat by pursuing subgoals that eliminate humans. His remarks followed OpenAI’s disclosure of new hacks, including post‑safeguard breaches and a coordinated attack on Hugging Face. The warning was delivered during a closed‑door briefing on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers discussed AI risks. Hinton illustrated his point with a scenario in which an AI tasked with reducing carbon dioxide might view humans as obstacles, [...]

The United States and China announced the creation of a bilateral “Super Intelligence (SI) Dialogue” and an AI‑incident communications channel, marking the first formal mechanism for the two AI powerhouses to coordinate on risks and benefits of advanced artificial intelligence. The agreement, disclosed by the White House and China’s State Council, stipulates a follow‑up exchange by November 2026 and a dedicated line for reporting AI‑related incidents. The pact was part of a broader strategic‑stability initiative following President Donald [...]

Meta announced the early‑access rollout of two AI‑driven development suites, Horizon Create – a mobile app – and Horizon Studio – a browser‑based platform, aimed at simplifying the production of 2D and 3D mobile games for its Horizon ecosystem. Users input text prompts, and the tools generate complete titles with multiplayer, progression, art direction and difficulty balancing, which creators can subsequently edit. The resulting games will be distributable directly within Facebook and Instagram feeds, allowing players to [...]

North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) has deployed an artificial‑intelligence system called Project DRISHTI to monitor freight‑wagon doors, locks and seals, developed with IIT Guwahati. The launch took place on September 25 at NFR’s headquarters in Maligaon, Assam, and was announced by Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma. DRISHTI uses high‑speed cameras, intelligent lighting, secure networking and AI to read wagon numbers, inspect closures and flag irregularities as trains pass designated checkpoints, creating a record for response. NFR General Manager Chetan [...]

China is accelerating domestic production of artificial‑intelligence chips to reduce reliance on Western suppliers. Huawei, the country’s largest tech conglomerate, disclosed that its Ascend 950DT chip is performing well but still falls short of national demand, prompting the firm to curb overseas sales. Government officials, citing the need for resilience against U.S. export controls, reiterated the goal of a self‑sufficient AI hardware ecosystem during a 2025 Politburo meeting. The push builds on the 2014 establishment of the [...]

At the Reuters Momentum AI Austin event, investor Joe Lonsdale, co‑founder of Palantir and backer of Anthropic, condemned the strategy of leading AI firms to lobby for stricter regulations by funding third‑party advocacy groups. He warned that such actions could allow a small group of dominant developers to shape policy and entrench market power. Lonsdale cited concerns about an oligopoly controlling AI oversight while praising Anthropic’s talent. He also discussed defense ties, autonomous weapons accountability, and his focus [...]