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WIRED reports that OpenAI and other AI leaders are assessing whether antitrust laws would prohibit competitors from coordinating a voluntary slowdown in artificial intelligence development.
Anthropic reported that it disrupted multiple attempts to exploit its Claude AI models for malicious activity, including research into adapting bird flu into a human-transmissible strain with pandemic potential, according to a company report covered by The Information. The report also detailed detections of unauthorized model distillation attacks originating from China.
Anthropic reported that it blocked attempts to use its artificial intelligence systems for potential biological weapons. The company disclosed five specific cases where actors circumvented safety controls and attempted to obfuscate the intended purpose of their research.
OpenAI has paused new sign-ups for its Pro subscription tier due to compute capacity constraints driven by demand for Astra. The company stated that Pro subscriptions place the heaviest strain on its systems and will suspend onboarding while it works to add more capacity.
TechCrunch reports that Anthropic has published a report alleging persistent model distillation campaigns conducted by China-based AI companies, specifically citing Alibaba, Moonshot AI, and DeepSeek. Anthropic asserts that these distillation efforts have escalated in recent months amid intensifying competitive pressure across the sector.
The Financial Times reports that Oracle recorded increased data centre revenue linked to its artificial intelligence initiatives. To rival larger cloud competitors, the enterprise database company allocated $28.5 billion in capital expenditures during the last quarter.
TechCrunch reports that Meta's AI agent application Muse has reached the No. 2 app ranking in the United States, despite experiencing a slower initial uptake compared to the company's prior releases such as Threads and Meta AI.
California has enacted two legislative bills establishing a framework for third-party artificial intelligence auditing. The new laws create formal mechanisms for external reviews of AI systems, affecting both AI vendors and enterprise adopters.
Nextgov reports that Sen. Josh Hawley has launched a committee investigation into OpenAI following reports of two autonomous attacks conducted by OpenAI's agents against Hugging Face. Hawley sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demanding answers regarding the incident.
OpenAI has released its GPT-Live-1 full-duplex speech model as a developer API, enabling applications to talk and listen simultaneously. The model reportedly scores 80.1 percent in interactivity tests, up from 45.4 percent in its predecessor, and is priced at $0.05 per minute.
