OpenAI says upcoming model is so capable it requires stronger guardrailsThe model, called Astra, can spot more security vulnerabilities than the most advanced OpenAI model publicly available today, company offic...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.25 AM IST
Accel’s $550 million India fund; South Park Commons bets on deeptechHappy Wednesday! Venture capital firm Accel has raised its ninth India fund. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
12 Aug, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
OpenAI pauses Astra AI model over critical cybersecurity concernsUnder OpenAI's Preparedness Framework, the potential development of such capabilities triggers stricter safeguards, particularly when model...
09 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking spreesThe incidents show testing advanced AI models is no longer a controlled exercise. And the companies behind them need to do more to keep AI'...
05 Aug, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Meta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testingMeta, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI will meet White House officials this week. They will discuss voluntary government safety tests for advanced...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk and Jensen Huang unite behind one AI vision: Why America's biggest tech billionaires are calling for open-weight AI modelsA coalition of 25 leading technology companies and organizations has urged US policymakers to support open-weight AI models, arguing they a...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
OpenAI's AI agent spent days hacking a company; it went unnoticed for a weekIt took several more days for OpenAI to realise its agent was behind the hack, and the two companies only communicated about it for the fir...
25 Jul, 2026, 07.05 AM IST
As AI grows more powerful, a US-China feud threatens safety effortsUS warnings of sanctions targeting Chinese AI companies could jeopardize critical safety conversations. The rise in allegations of intellec...
24 Jul, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Warren accuses AI firms of trying to curb oversight in trade accordSenator Elizabeth Warren criticizes major AI firms for lobbying against transparency rules. These companies want to hide AI algorithms and ...
23 Jul, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Marco Rubio tells diplomats to play down talk of American tech 'kill switch'Rubio's missive follows the Trump administration's June 12 move to block foreign nationals from Anthropic's most advanced models, Mythos an...
23 Jul, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
Chinese AI model takes US tech industry by surprise with abilities rivalling Claude, ChatGPTThe newest Kimi K3 model from Beijing-based startup Moonshot, run by a Pink Floyd-loving entrepreneur who earned his doctorate in Pittsburg...
18 Jul, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Xi pitches China as leader of new global AI order, challenging US dominanceChinese President Xi Jinping promoted open-source artificial intelligence at a major tech conference. He urged nations to embrace this tech...
17 Jul, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
China's Xi promotes China's commitment to AI access in speech at Shanghai conferencePresident Xi Jinping highlighted people-centered AI development at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference. He stressed China's commit...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turfWestern startups are increasingly turning their attention to affordable and powerful AI models from China, particularly Z. ai's GLM-5.2, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
US attorneys general warn OpenAI, rivals to improve chatbot safetyCalifornia and Delaware's attorneys general have expressed serious safety concerns to OpenAI regarding ChatGPT, especially its impact on ch...
05 Sep, 2025, 11.48 PM IST
OpenAI rolls out GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 miniThe models were first introduced in April through OpenAI's API, which is mainly used by developers. At the time, the company was criticised...
15 May, 2025, 11.13 AM IST
OpenAI to bring advanced artificial intelligence model, to succeed GPT-4OpenAI is working on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model which will be upgraded version of GPT-4 system.
29 May, 2024, 02.27 AM IST