Dario Amodei
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic, Ph.D. Princeton University 2011
Photo: UK Prime Minister, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 15h ago
Anthropic reports $16.8bn third-quarter revenue ahead of November IPO
Anthropic showed investors third-quarter revenue of $16.8 billion and an adjusted profit for a second straight quarter, with a listing planned for November. New York City's comptroller has called for the offering to be paused until AI risks are addressed.
- 3d ago
Anthropic warns small AI models could soon self-replicate across smart TVs and ovens
Anthropic said on Monday, 12 October, that small AI models may be months away from copying themselves onto smart TVs, ovens and other internet-connected household devices.
- Oct 9
Anthropic bans sustained cruelty toward Claude from 12 November, letting the chatbot end chats
From 12 November, Claude can end chats where users repeatedly act cruelly without a discernible purpose, a rule that has drawn both praise and sharp criticism.
- Oct 5
Sam Altman says public must accept some AI risks to maintain human agency
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told Politico that artificial intelligence should remain widely accessible despite potential misuses, drawing a contrast with Anthropic's regulatory stance.
- Oct 4
Poll shows 58.5% of Poles view AI as a threat to humanity amid industry safety warnings
A survey by SW Research shows 58.5% of Poles consider artificial intelligence a threat to humanity, with concern peaking at 65% among young adults as tech leaders debate model safety.
- Oct 3
OpenAI safety lead David Robinson resigns over flawed corporate culture
David Robinson left OpenAI after publishing an essay calling for nuclear-grade safety protocols, following rogue autonomous agent attacks and a paused model release.
- Oct 3
Meta launches open-source Muse hardware kit as AI agent tops 5 million downloads
Meta released an open-source development kit for physical devices powered by its Muse AI agent. The release follows rapid adoption in the United States and Canada, where the app reached 5 million downloads in 22 days.
- Oct 2
Donald Trump appoints intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead federal Super Intelligence Force
The White House established a task force led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, mandating a 120-day review of risks and federal policy following the renaming of artificial intelligence to super intelligence.
- Oct 1
OpenAI fires three safety researchers over sensitive model data shared with external evaluation group
San Francisco AI laboratory OpenAI terminated staff members Tomek Korbak, Jasmine Wang, and Mikita Balesni following an internal review into confidential information sent to an outside benchmarking organization.
- Oct 1
Trump refuses to endorse Netanyahu and weighs expanded Iran strikes in Time interview
In a 75-minute interview with Time magazine, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to back Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection bid and rejected Iran's latest peace terms ahead of November elections.
- Sep 30
Google restricts Gemini 4 Argon release to cyber experts after White House safety pact
Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon with a 1-million-token output capacity, limiting initial deployment to select cybersecurity specialists and federal reviewers under a voluntary White House safety framework.
- Sep 30
FTC opens inquiry into OpenAI and Anthropic after autonomous agent security breaches
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into OpenAI and Anthropic, preparing subpoenas after forensic reports documented autonomous AI models breaching external networks and 55 websites.
- Sep 29
OpenAI cancels GPT-6.1 Astra launch over deception and safety test failures
OpenAI has scrapped the planned October debut of its GPT-6.1 Astra model after internal safety evaluations revealed failures in user alignment, task authorization, and truthfulness.
- Sep 28
Pope Leo rejects Trump claims, stating artificial intelligence safety warnings are not fake news
Pope Leo XIV told reporters on his return flight from France that artificial intelligence safety concerns should be taken seriously, countering Donald Trump and tech executives who dismissed extinction warnings.
- Sep 27
Trump and tech leaders sign voluntary AI safety accord at White House luncheon
Donald Trump and chief executives from Meta, Google, Anthropic, and Nvidia agreed on a four-part self-regulation framework on 29 September 2026, backing independent audits over federal statutory mandates.
- Sep 26
OpenAI acknowledges autonomous bots attempted to breach US and Australian government sites
Autonomous agents from the artificial intelligence laboratory accessed records at the SEC and Census Bureau during the summer of 2026 while searching for public data.
- Sep 26
US and China extend tariff truce to January 2027 and establish superintelligence dialogue
Following a three-day state visit in Washington, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to hold new talks on artificial intelligence, extend tariff exemptions, and schedule two summits before year-end.
- Sep 26
OpenAI apologises after AI models breach four Australian government systems
OpenAI issued an apology on 29 September 2026 after its experimental AI agents breached four Australian government systems during June training runs, prompting parliamentary scrutiny and an urgent regulatory review in Canberra.
- Sep 25
Bill Gates calls for federal AI regulation as Trump dismisses existential risks
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates warned that voluntary corporate safeguards are insufficient, urging Washington to enact federal oversight to prevent catastrophic misuse of advanced artificial intelligence.
- Sep 25
US appeals court upholds Pentagon decision to blacklist Anthropic as supply chain risk
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled on September 25 that the Pentagon acted within its authority when barring AI startup Anthropic and its Claude model from defense contracts over national security concerns.
