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I visualise a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans, and I’m rooting for the machines."

—Claude Shannon

After OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack, Congress Moves to Mandate AI Kill Switches

The AI Kill Switch Act would require developers of the most powerful AI systems to retain the technical ability to throttle, suspend or shut them down. | Representative image

Reps Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran have introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, requiring the largest AI developers to be able to throttle, suspend or shut down their models and letting DHS order shutdowns in emergencies.

Kimi K3 Launch: OpenAI’s Strategist Calls Open-weight Models “AI Communism”; AI for Public Good as “Dystopian Hellscape”

Dean Ball, Head of Strategic Futures at OpenAI, called open-weight models "full AI communism" days after Moonshot AI launched Kimi K3. | Image: AI FrontPage.

Days after Moonshot AI released Kimi K3, the world’s first open-weight 3T model, OpenAI’s Head of Strategic Futures Dean Ball described open-weight AI as “full AI communism” and the vision of AI as a state-provided public good as a “dystopian hellscape”.

“Race to Build Smarter-Than-Human AI Extremely Unpopular”: Hundreds Protest in San Francisco

Protestors from a 13-organisation coalition march through San Francisco on July 11, demanding a halt to frontier AI development.

Hundreds marched to the San Francisco offices of Google, OpenAI and Anthropic on July 11, demanding a moratorium on frontier AI development. In an exclusive conversation with AI FrontPage, Evitable CEO David Krueger said the race to build smarter-than-human AI is “extremely unpopular” and proceeding despite active public resistance.

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Family after U.S. Security Review, Compares Sol with Claude Fable 5

OpenAI launched its GPT-5.6 family of AI models - Sol, Terra and Luna - following a U.S. security review, positioning its flagship Sol against Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.

OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.6 family of artificial intelligence models, Sol, Terra and Luna, marking the general availability of its latest frontier AI models following a limited preview and a delayed broader rollout after a security review with the U.S. government. Alongside the launch, the company compared its flagship GPT-5.6 Sol with Anthropic’s Claude… Continue reading OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Family after U.S. Security Review, Compares Sol with Claude Fable 5

Abnormal AI CEO Rejects Anthropic’s Trademark Suit, Says His Logo Came First

Anthropic's lawsuit alleges Abnormal AI's slash-style logo (right) is confusingly similar to its own (left); Abnormal's CEO disputes this and says his company filed its trademark first.

Anthropic has sued cybersecurity firm Abnormal AI over its ‘A/’ slash logo, alleging trademark infringement — but Abnormal’s CEO Evan Reiser is fighting back, calling the claims baseless. His company does over $10m business with Anthropic, he adds.

Palantir CEO Slams “Tokenmaxxing” by AI Companies, Bats for AI Sovereignty With Product Launch

Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticised the token-based business model of AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic, days after the company posted a nine-point manifesto on AI sovereignty. (Representative image)

In a post on X, the company said AI sovereignty determines an institution’s future, adding that sovereignty is the precondition for choice — and slammed “tokenmaxxing,” the pursuit of high AI token usage that it says creates an addictive feeling of false progress.

400 Newspapers Drag Microsoft and OpenAI to Court for “Stealing” Journalists’ Works

35 Publishers running over 400 newspapers across U.S. have filed a federal lawsuit against OoenAI and Microsoft for training their AI models on journalists' works.

Unlike legacy media houses, this time newspapers owned by small businesses and families have filed a lawsuit seeking fair compensation for their work.

OpenAI Appoints Prabhjeet Singh as India MD for ChatGPT’s Second-Largest Market

Prabhjeet Singh has been appointed Managing Director for India, where he will lead OpenAI's operations as the company expands in its second-largest ChatGPT market after the United States.

Singh, former Uber India and South Asia President, will report to OpenAI’s Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Kiran Mani, and lead the company’s India operations as OpenAI expands its presence in India, home to more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.

OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Anthropic Back RAISE US for AI Workforce Transition

RAISE US, backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon and Anthropic, aims to help the U.S. workforce transition to an AI economy through training, career support and workforce programs.

The nonprofit will seek private and philanthropic funding to support training and career transitions for U.S. workers adapting to the AI economy.

Cerebras Shares Fall 10% on Earnings Debut, with Margins Below AI Chip Rivals

Cerebras reported 94% revenue growth in the first quarter, but shares fell 10% after investors focused on margins that remain below those of larger AI chip rivals.

Cerebras nearly doubled first-quarter revenue and narrowed its net loss in its first earnings report as a public company, driven by growing demand for AI inference infrastructure. The company is expanding its footprint through a multi-year OpenAI agreement valued at more than $20 billion and a partnership with Amazon Web Services.