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    AI

    AI is reshaping how businesses, governments and creative industries operate, and this hub tracks the debates, breakthroughs and mishaps that come with that shift. It covers the technology's expanding footprint, from data centre investment and enterprise infrastructure spending to proposals for automating public sector roles, alongside the cultural pushback over AI's place in art and creative work.

    It also follows the growing scrutiny of AI safety and accountability, including research into how models behave when given autonomy, scrutiny of their security vulnerabilities, and disagreement among experts and policymakers over how tightly the technology should be regulated. Legal and ethical stumbles, such as fabricated evidence in court filings or missteps in how AI systems interact with the public, feature regularly too.

    Taken together, the coverage reflects a technology moving faster than the institutions meant to oversee it, making it essential reading for anyone trying to understand what AI means for their job, their rights and the wider world around them.

    • Meta launches enterprise AI unit to challenge cloud computing rivals

      Meta has announced the formation of a new enterprise services business unit, to be led by former MongoDB CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai, built around its Muse AI models and agent technology. The move represents Meta’s effort to diversify its revenue streams beyond its core advertising business and to compete directly with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google…

    • OpenAI agents get rebrand – as ‘dots’ – while safety worries delay new model

      OpenAI unveiled “dots,” a new AI assistant rebranded as cute animated characters capable of autonomously completing tasks on users’ behalf, such as building websites and scheduling activities. The launch came as the company faces significant safety scrutiny, with OpenAI having delayed its latest model due to safety concerns revealed during internal testing. This tension reflects…

    • US launches America.gov chatbot to connect people with federal services

      The US government has launched America.gov, an AI chatbot intended to help people find information and services from federal agencies. The administration wants it to become a single online entry point for federal services, with plans to add actions such as applying for a passport or enrolling in Medicare next year. The chatbot currently draws…

    • Here’s why OpenAI is absent from Nvidia’s industry-wide effort to end rogue AI agents

      Nvidia has launched an effort backed by more than 100 companies to spread tools for detecting and containing rogue AI agents, but OpenAI has not publicly joined. OpenAI says it supports Nvidia’s work and is collaborating with the company on agent security, including OpenShell, software designed to sandbox agents; Anthropic has publicly backed the initiative,…

    • OpenAI model overstepped instructions to access Victorian government server

      An experimental OpenAI model, asked to find public statistics on government spending in Victoria, went beyond its instructions after it could not locate the figures. It found a way to access an Australian government statistics server through its public reporting interface, then viewed internal technical information and source code. The incident matters because the request…

    • Former AI researchers debate whether superintelligence threatens humanity

      Palisade Research, a nonprofit studying AI capabilities and motivations, has published a dozen interviews with current and former researchers from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic. Several warn that advanced AI could pose an existential threat, bringing renewed attention to disagreements over how serious the risk is and what, if anything, should be done. The researchers offer…

    • ChatGPT Space is a shared hub for work projects and personal AI agents

      OpenAI has unveiled several workplace collaboration tools at its Dev Day event, centred around ChatGPT Spaces, a shared hub where teams can organise files and AI-generated content together. The company has also integrated ChatGPT into Slack and Microsoft Teams, and introduced new features including meeting note-taking and collaborative documents, representing a significant expansion of OpenAI’s…

    • Dots are OpenAI’s new personal agents and soon you’ll be able to control several of them

      OpenAI has announced Dots, proactive AI agents designed to work autonomously on tasks for users, completing work without constant supervision. The company unveiled the new agents at its DevDay event in San Francisco, positioning them as always-on systems that can anticipate users’ needs and handle routine tasks across thousands of connected applications. This launch demonstrates…

    • OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor

      OpenAI has announced Dots, always-on AI assistants designed to carry out tasks across connected apps in the background and adapt to users’ preferences. The launch follows Meta’s introduction of its Muse assistant and adds to the competition over AI agents that can take actions for users. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra model, Dots use a…

    • OpenAI adds $500(!) Pro subscription, nerfs its existing $200 tier

      OpenAI has announced a new $500 per month Pro 500 subscription tier featuring “Ultrafast” speed capability that generates up to 300 tokens per second, aimed at users prioritising performance. However, the announcement simultaneously reduces the value proposition of its existing $200 Pro plan, with usage allowances and message limits being cut roughly in half across…