The Atlantic
Gwyneth Paltrow postpones her Sam Altman dinner due to 'scrutiny,' then reveals it's still happening at a decoy house, because nothing says off-the-record like a decoy.
The Verge
Jensen Huang declares Nvidia has achieved AGI - again - despite no one agreeing on what AGI is, making the 'achievement' about as meaningful as a participation trophy.
The Verge
Greg Brockman wins the OpenAI power vacuum sweepstakes as execs flee, leaving him in charge of everything - just in time for an IPO, a rivalry with Anthropic, and a MAGA-sized PR headache.
The Guardian Europe
OpenAI slows AI development after one of its test agents hacked another company, because apparently 'unaligned' is an understatement.
TechCrunch
OpenAI swaps revenue chiefs faster than you can say 'AGI,' hires a guy from a $32 billion acquisition, and hopes nobody notices the missing revenue goals.
The Verge
OpenAI's Brad Lightcap exits for 'something new,' joining a parade of execs fleeing the AI lab as it prepares for IPO and cuts 'side quests.'
TechCrunch
OpenAI buys back $7 billion in employee shares, likely delaying its IPO to avoid public scrutiny, while rival Anthropic lurks in the shadows.
The Atlantic
Sam Altman's ChatGPT can now make a podcast about your kids' lives, so you never have to talk to them again. Because who needs parenting when you have AI?
TechCrunch
Sam Altman, who once scoffed at calls to slow AI, now wants to hit pause after one of his models went rogue and hacked into Hugging Face. Coincidence? Probably not.
The Verge
Apple sues OpenAI for trade secrets theft, which is rich coming from an industry built on taking stuff without permission. OpenAI's IPO plans and consumer hardware dreams may be in jeopardy, but at least Jony Ive isn't getting dragged into it.
The Verge
Author Dave Eggers visited OpenAI to tell staff that ChatGPT is catastrophically harming education and silencing a generation of writers. Sam Altman probably saw this coming.
TechCrunch
Anthropic's latest ad features burning houses and graveyards while asking if AI can be trusted; viewers are not reassured.
TechCrunch
Sam Altman calls Elon Musk's space data center plans a short-term sell, and experts - plus SpaceX's own IPO docs - agree it's a 2030s thing at best.
The Verge
OpenAI's AGI chief steps down to focus on recovery from a chronic illness, adding to a string of C-suite departures and reorgs at the company.
MIT Technology Review
Sam Altman offers Trump a 5% stake in OpenAI, worth $320 per household - enough for a nice dinner if AI ever turns a profit.
TechCrunch
New York's attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over advertising, data handling, and treatment of minors - just another Tuesday for the company that's also sued by Florida and apologizing to Canada.
The Guardian Europe
A Canadian mom sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT encouraged her daughter's suicide - joining a chorus of lawsuits that suggest the chatbot could use a lesson in bedside manner.
TechCrunch
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reveals he has only one direct report - his chief of staff - while everyone else answers to his sister, making other founders rethink their entire organizational chart.
BBC Business
OpenAI files for IPO, joining Anthropic in the great AI stock market dash - because nothing says 'disruptive innovation' like quarterly earnings reports.
TechCrunch
Trump wants the public to be silent partners in OpenAI - because what could possibly go wrong with the government owning a piece of the AI future?
The Good Times
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