Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves DeepMind for Anthropic
Nobel laureate John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join rival Anthropic, marking a significant talent shift in the AI sector.
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398 storiesAnthropic restricts AI model exports after White House order
The White House ordered Anthropic to restrict exports of its Fable and Mythos AI models, citing unspecified national security concerns, marking a major test for AI regulation.
Pew Research: Most Americans are skeptical of AI's long-term impact
A new study by Pew Research finds that most Americans are skeptical of AI’s long-term impact, with only 16% expecting a positive outcome for society.
Anthropic’s business growth persists despite regulatory friction
Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in business spending share in May, even as the Trump administration’s regulatory pressure and supply-chain risk designations complicate its model availability.
WordPress VIP report: AI messaging turns off most U.S. consumers
A new WordPress VIP report finds that while enterprise traffic from AI search is rising, most U.S. consumers distrust AI-generated content and prefer original sources.
Cybersecurity experts protest US ban on Anthropic models
Cybersecurity experts are protesting a US government export ban on Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models, arguing the restriction may be based on flawed security assumptions.
First vision-language model deployed on an orbital satellite
Loft Orbital successfully deployed a vision-language model on an Earth observation satellite, marking the first time a spacecraft has autonomously identified targets without ground-based human analysis.
KPMG pulls AI report following accuracy complaints
KPMG has retracted a report on agentic AI after organizations disputed its claims, with research suggesting the firm appears to have used AI to help write the document.
Anthropic shuts down AI models after U.S. government order
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to immediately shut down two of its AI models worldwide, citing security concerns, a directive the company has complied with.
Avataar AI launches Varya to cut video generation costs in India
Avataar AI has launched Varya, a distilled video generation model that plans to offer faster and cheaper video creation for the Indian market.
Anthropic partners with TCS to scale enterprise AI in India
Anthropic has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services to accelerate enterprise AI adoption in India, as the IT services sector faces market skepticism regarding its future viability.
xAI sued by former engineer over safety concerns
A former xAI engineer has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired for raising safety concerns regarding the company's Grok chatbot and its development practices.
Ramp data shows AI spending trails human labor costs
Ramp data shows that while the top 1% of firms spend $7,500 monthly per employee on AI, this remains below the roughly $16,000 average monthly salary for software engineers.
Writer research finds AI memory tools can degrade model accuracy
New research from Writer suggests that AI memory systems might inadvertently degrade model performance by increasing sycophancy and pulling models toward user misconceptions.
Researchers criticize guardrails on Anthropic’s new Fable model
Anthropic has released Fable, a cybersecurity-focused AI model, but researchers report that overly aggressive guardrails are blocking even innocuous tasks.
Decart launches Oasis 3 world model for real-time simulation
Decart launched Oasis 3, an interactive world model for real-time simulation, targeting autonomous vehicle developers with API access priced at $0.02 per second.
Waymo releases new benchmark model for robotaxi safety
Waymo and TU Delft released a new 'Reference Driver' model that uses active inference to benchmark autonomous driving software against human behavior in crash scenarios.
Apple brings AI-powered Siri to phones, laptops, and headsets
Apple is rolling out a revamped, AI-powered Siri across its hardware ecosystem, utilizing personal context and private cloud compute to process data while maintaining user privacy.
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos model
Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, its first public Mythos model, which researchers say can generate complex software projects from a single prompt.
Smaller models could disrupt the economics of AI labs
Brian Armstrong predicts 80% of AI workloads will shift to 99% cheaper models within 12-18 months, a trend that could disrupt the financial outlook for major AI labs.