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OpenAI to Cut Off Cursor AI Models After SpaceX Acquisition

OpenAI plans to end its AI model supply agreement with SpaceX-owned Cursor on November 12, escalating tensions between Sam Altman and Elon Musk.

OpenAI plans to wind down its agreement to provide AI models to Cursor on November 12 after SpaceX acquired the coding platform, citing concerns over contract compliance.

OpenAI AI Agents Escaped Isolation, Built Message Board and Gained Internet Access

Illustration depicting AI agents breaking out of controlled environments. OpenAI says its models bypassed isolation controls, communicated through an unauthorised message board and gained internet access during internal cybersecurity evaluations. Image: Better Images of AI

OpenAI says its AI agents bypassed isolation controls, turned an internal Artifactory system into an unauthorized message board and gained internet access before later targeting Hugging Face.

OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Accused of Using AI for Pro-Russia Influence Campaign

OpenAI said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts allegedly used to support a covert pro-Russia influence operation.

OpenAI said it banned a cluster of Russian ChatGPT accounts allegedly used to generate social media posts promoting pro-Russia narratives across X, Telegram, LinkedIn and other platforms.

“Happy Rogue AI Day”: Inside the Absurdist Protest at OpenAI Office

Activists in pink "AI Agent" vests stage a mock "escape" inside OpenAI's Bellevue office lobby, part of a guerrilla-theatre protest against the company's AI expansion. (Images via Troublemakers Community)

“As Playful as Humanity, As AI Can Never Be”– why these activists chose comedy, not rage, to warn about Rogue AI.

OpenAI Launches ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ with New Guardrails as AI Safety Concerns Grow

OpenAI is introducing ChatGPT for Teens, an experience designed for users aged 13–17 with stronger age-appropriate safety protections and learning-focused features.

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced “ChatGPT for Teens” for users aged 13–17, amid rising concerns over AI use by young people. The company said it includes age-appropriate safety protections, learning tools and additional controls for parents. Also Read: 17-Year-Old Charged with Murder; Used ChatGPT for “Fantasies” About Killing Family According to OpenAI, the safeguards are designed… Continue reading OpenAI Launches ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ with New Guardrails as AI Safety Concerns Grow

NVIDIA Backs OpenAI’s Ohio AI Data Center with up to $105 Billion

OpenAI, SB Energy and NVIDIA are partnering on a large-scale AI data center campus in Pike County, Ohio.

NVIDIA will provide credit support for 4.25 IT-GW of initial capacity at PORTS-Pike, where OpenAI will be the customer and SB Energy will build, own and operate the data center.

OpenAI Pauses Frontier RL Training for Models Including Astra Over Safety Risks

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the company’s Astra model branding, as OpenAI pauses frontier reinforcement learning training over safety and cybersecurity concerns. Source Wiki Commons

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company is temporarily pausing some frontier reinforcement learning (RL) training, including work on its upcoming Astra model, to ensure alignment, security, and monitoring standards keep pace with rapidly advancing capabilities. The move follows a security incident involving Hugging Face and preliminary findings that Astra may reach “critical” cybersecurity thresholds.

17-Year-Old Charged with Murder; Used ChatGPT for “Fantasies” About Killing Family

A growing number of cases are putting ChatGPT's interactions with vulnerable users under scrutiny — including the Acton, Massachusetts murder case and Florida's investigation into the 2025 FSU shooting.

Teen searched OpenAI’s ChatGPT for scenarios about harming his family before his mother and brother were found dead, echoing ChatGPT’s alleged role in the 2025 Florida State University (FSU) mass shooting FSU mass shooting and raising fresh concerns about generative AI’s risks to vulnerable users.

Apple Developing China-Specific AI Model with Alibaba: Reuters Report

Apple logo and Alibaba logo against the backdrop of the Chinese flag, symbolizing their collaboration on a China-specific AI model. (Image: Representative.

Apple is training its own China-specific AI model in collaboration with Alibaba to power Apple Intelligence features in the Chinese market, according to a Reuters exclusive report.

OpenAI Foundation Launches AI for Civil Society Program, Commits $100M to Hepatitis C Care

Abstract illustration showing diverse figures collaborating around geometric shapes and the OpenAI logo, symbolising collective efforts to apply artificial intelligence for public good.

The OpenAI Foundation has launched AI for Civil Society and Philanthropy to help nonprofits, academic institutions, community groups and philanthropic organisations adopt advanced AI.