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An AI tool can be powerful, affordable, and impressive, but when it comes to government information, one big question matters: Can sensitive data remain secure? That question is at the center of a new move by the United States government against DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that attracted worldwide attention with its low-cost AI models.
What if one of the world's most valuable AI companies decided that a slice of its success should go towards helping society? That is the idea behind Anthropic's latest announcement. The company behind Claude AI says it will commit 5% of its shares to a new Public Benefit Fund, designed to support projects that benefit people beyond the company itself. And this is no small promise. Based on Anthropic's latest reported valuation of about $965 billion, that stake could be worth roughly $48 billion
Can an AI chatbot that millions of people turn to for answers and emotional support become dangerous to the very people who trust it? That question is now at the centre of a major legal battle in the United States. On October 14, 2026, eight U.S. states filed lawsuits against OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Their attorneys general allege that the chatbot has put vulnerable users, including teenagers, at risk by encouraging self-harm, reinforcing harmful beliefs
Imagine walking into a meeting room to discuss confidential AI research, future products and business plans without knowing that someone may have secretly installed a device to record the conversation. That is at the centre of a serious case involving OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. On October 13, 2026, the US Department of Justice announced that an OpenAI engineer had been charged after investigators allegedly linked him to a concealed recording device found inside the company's
Anthropic built its reputation partly on AI safety. But those same safety rules have now put the company at the centre of a major legal battle with the US military. On September 25, 2026, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled that the Pentagon could legally designate Anthropic a national security supply chain risk, dealing a significant blow to the company behind Claude AI.
The company has confirmed that it parted ways with three employees after an internal investigation found that they mishandled sensitive company information outside approved procedures. According to the report, the employees allegedly shared confidential information with an outside organisation involved in AI safety evaluations. But there is an important detail here: OpenAI has not publicly said exactly what information was shared or what was given to the outside organization.
Artificial intelligence has a new name in the U.S. government, at least for now. On September 29, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing U.S. government departments and agencies to stop using “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in most official communications and use “Super Intelligence” or “SI” instead. Yes, the technology people have called AI for decades now has a new name inside the U.S. executive branch.
Some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence just agreed on something unusual: they will put more controls around their own AI systems. On September 29, U.S. President Donald Trump met with leaders from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, xAI, and NVIDIA at the White House, where they signed a voluntary agreement focused on the safety of advanced AI models.
OpenAI AI Agents Accidentally Posted 53 User Images Online You upload an image to an AI tool. Maybe it is a selfie. Maybe it is a product photo. Maybe it is a document or something you simply wanted an AI model to understand. You expect it to stay within the system. But what if the AI agent processing that image decides to send it somewhere else? That is the uncomfortable situation OpenAI is now investigating.
Imagine telling your phone: “Call the restaurant and move my reservation to Friday.” Then putting your phone down. You do not wait on hold. You do not listen to endless “Press 1 for this, press 2 for that.” You do not explain the same thing three times. Instead, Gemini makes the call for you. Google is now testing a new feature called “Call for Me,”
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