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Unsealed court filings reveal Microsoft executive calling AI scraping theft

Newly unsealed court filings reveal that a Microsoft executive privately characterized OpenAI's data harvesting as "theft" and "the largest theft of labor in human history." The records indicate that both companies scraped paywalled content from The New York Times to build datasets, despite internal warnings that doing so would financially undermine publishers. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.

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The InformationBusiness

AI Safety Push Sparks Demand for Watchdog Groups. Critics Doubt Their Independence.

Executives from major AI developers, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, have pledged or endorsed embedding external safety evaluators directly within their organizations. The move has elevated independent AI safety research groups as industry monitors, though critics are raising concerns regarding whether these watchdog organizations can maintain true independence while operating inside the companies they oversee.

48/100Intel Score, moderate impact
The InformationEnterprise

OpenAI Discloses More Safety Incidents and Adopts New Reporting Framework

OpenAI has introduced a new framework for reporting unsafe or concerning behavior in its artificial intelligence models and disclosed six safety incidents identified over the previous six months. According to reporting from The Information, the adoption follows employee warnings and security incidents that heightened public attention around the company's safety oversight.

53/100Intel Score, high impact
CIO DiveEnterprise

Businesses sidestep AI governance policies as concerns mount

Businesses are bypassing internal AI governance policies amid rising concerns, according to an EY report cited by CIO Dive. Senior AI leaders indicate that existing organizational frameworks have not been adequately updated to address the technology's specific risks.

40/100Intel Score, moderate impact
The DecoderBusiness

Political opposites unite in Washington to rein in AI

The Decoder reports growing bipartisan political pressure in Washington to establish binding artificial intelligence regulations. Key developments include Senator Bernie Sanders advocating for a construction freeze on data centers, alongside OpenAI endorsing the FRONTIER Act, which would mandate external third-party safety audits.

58/100Intel Score, high impact
The InformationBusiness

Nvidia CEO to Attend Trump’s State Dinner for Xi

The Information reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to attend a Washington state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week, amid escalating tensions between the U.S. and China over AI chip supply and development.

40/100Intel Score, moderate impact
The DecoderRegulation

Nearly one in five AI researchers already expected an extinction scenario from AI back in 2024

Public commentary from frontier lab researchers has reignited debate over existential artificial intelligence risks. A cited 2024 survey of more than 1,500 AI researchers found an average estimated probability of 18 percent for an AI-driven human extinction scenario, with reports indicating rising concern among personnel at organizations including Anthropic, OpenAI, and DeepMind.

40/100Intel Score, moderate impact
WIREDBusiness

China Isn’t Buying Silicon Valley’s Call for an AI Slowdown

WIRED reports that while both the US and China acknowledge that advanced AI poses serious risks, Beijing remains skeptical of international AI slowdown proposals that it views as prioritizing the market dominance and competitive advantage of US companies.

48/100Intel Score, moderate impact