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

By Rocket Drew and Tiffany Li · Sep 18, 2026 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
Rising alarm about AI’s perils is thrusting into the spotlight a collection of little-known research groups focused on the technology’s safety—and fueling questions about their ability to effectively monitor the industry’s biggest companies. Both Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promised in recent days to... Rising alarm about AI’s perils is thrusting into the spotlight a collection of little-known...
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The Briefing

AI’s ‘Pacing’ Obsession Misses Real Political Problem

By Cory Weinberg · Sep 13, 2026 3:00pm PDT
Dario Amodei typically isn’t considered some camera-ready media maestro. His interview quotes aren’t particularly pithy, and he struggles to control his strained facial expressions. But his habit of sending his most high-stakes messages via essays posted on his own website, darioamodei.com, has proven to be a brilliant media strategy. “The... Dario Amodei typically isn’t considered some camera-ready media maestro. His interview quotes...
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Opinion

AI Weapons Need Human Safeguards

By Michael K. Atkinson · Oct 25, 2021 9:00am PDT · 1 comment
Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee whose urgent concern about the lack of oversight for the company’s artificial intelligence systems have generated headlines and hearings in the U.S., the U.K., and soon the EU, may be the world’s most prominent AI whistleblower, but she will not be the last. Companies could spend nearly... Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee whose urgent concern about the lack of oversight for...
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, U.S. President Donald Trump and CEO of DeepMind Demis Hassabis at G7 Summit in June. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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White House to Host AI Companies on Tuesday to Review AI Framework

By Leo Schwartz and Stephanie Palazzolo · Aug 3, 2026 7:24am PDT · 2 comments
The Trump administration has invited staffers from major tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic to the White House on Tuesday to review the completed version of an AI oversight framework, according to five people familiar with the matter. The framework will create a voluntary procedure for AI labs to submit their models to the... The Trump administration has invited staffers from major tech companies including OpenAI, Google...
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10 Charts That Explain 2025

By Shane Burke and The Information Staff · Dec 29, 2025 6:00am PST · 7 comments
Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence dominated another year in tech. As AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic raced to release smarter models, the largest tech firms mapped out massive data centers that would guzzle up more energy than tens of millions of American households to power them. “Agent” became the industry’s favorite buzzword for... Love it or hate it, artificial intelligence dominated another year in tech. As AI firms like...