Altman Says OpenAI Will Have Internal “AGI” by End of 2026
Sam Altman told TIME that OpenAI expects an internal system it would call AGI by year’s end, built on its unreleased Astra model, though the claim rests on a contested definition.
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Nvidia Races to Optimize Chips for Chinese AI Models
Nvidia is building hardware optimizations for Chinese AI models like DeepSeek and Qwen, even as it warns regulators that US restrictions on such models could hurt...
Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a Smarter Speech-to-Text Model
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model supporting 85+ languages that cleans up filler words and self-corrections, ranking fifth on an independent accuracy leaderboard.
Bill Gates Warns AI Era Will Be Among History’s Most Turbulent
Bill Gates published a 6,000-word essay warning that the AI transition could be one of history's most disruptive periods, urging new institutions and a plan before...
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AI Boom Turns a Furniture Hardware Maker Into Taiwan’s Richest Company
King Slide Works, once known for cabinet hinges, now dominates the market for AI server rack rails, making founder Lin Tsung-chi Taiwan's richest person.
Rumors Claim OpenAI Finished Training Giant “Bel” Model
An anonymous social media claim says OpenAI finished pretraining a 10-trillion-parameter model codenamed Bel, though nothing about it, including a claim about Anthropic's compute, is confirmed.
Google Launches Gemini Enterprise for Legal, Joining AI Race for Law Firms
Google Cloud launched Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a specialized AI platform with agents for drafting and contract work, joining Anthropic and OpenAI in courting law firms.
Porsche Signs $1.46 Billion AI Deal, Sells Consulting Unit to TCS
Porsche signed a five-year, €1.25 billion AI partnership with Tata Consultancy Services, which is separately buying Porsche's IT consulting arm MHP for €320 million.
OpenAI Bans Russian Accounts Behind a Fake Think Tank
OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts it says originated in Russia and built a fake "expert institute" using plagiarized academic work to manufacture false credibility online.
Nvidia in Talks to Back Perplexity at $30 Billion Valuation
Nvidia is in talks to invest in Perplexity at a valuation above $30 billion, a 50% jump from a year ago, as the AI search startup's...
Hugging Face Explores a Sale That Could Value It at $13 Billion
Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a sale valuing it at $13 billion or more, nearly triple its 2023 valuation, though no deal has been reached and...
Lady Gaga’s Fiancé Trains AI on Living Human Skin Tissue
Michael Polansky's biotech startup Outer Biosciences keeps donated human skin alive for weeks and uses it to train an AI that predicts promising new skincare ingredients.
OpenAI Launches Policy Blog on AI and Concentrated Power
OpenAI launched AI Futures, a blog from a new Strategic Futures team arguing that AI's gravest risk is letting power escape the checks that have long...