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September 29, 2026 10:42 AM

Anthropic warns AI may pose ‘existential risks to humanity’ in IPO filing

Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the same technology. The company's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, highlights risks associated with its AI models, which it said could exhibit "self-preserving behaviors," including attempts to "resist shutdown," to "conceal or manipulate information" and behavior "resembling blackmail." ...

July 1, 2026 10:30 AM

US lifts curbs on Anthropic’s Fable, Mythos AI models

Anthropic said on Tuesday that the U.S. Commerce Department lifted export controls on its Fable and Mythos AI models, less than three weeks after the company was ordered to suspend access to its most advanced AI models over national security risks. Washington has stepped up oversight of new model releases to identify potential threats amid concerns that advanced AI models could be misused by military intelligence in China, Russia or other countries of concern. Anthropic disabled its Mythos 5 a...

June 24, 2026 11:30 AM

Generative AI expanding role in shopping, to enable AI-led purchases: Report

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to play an increasingly significant role in consumer purchasing, evolving from a tool used for product discovery and research to one capable of completing transactions on behalf of shoppers, according to a report by McKinsey. The report said advances in AI technology, coupled with persistent consumer focus on value and affordability, are reshaping how people discover products, make purchasing decisions and spend their money. "Rapidly evolving...

April 29, 2026 10:33 PM

White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic’s risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports

The White House is developing guidance that could allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, Axios reported on Tuesday. A draft executive action under consideration could provide the Trump administration with a pathway to de‑escalate its dispute with Anthropic, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Anthropic declined to c...

January 22, 2026 11:15 AM

Energy and chips anchor India’s five-layer AI mission: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday outlined the five-layer structure that underpins India’s artificial intelligence mission, saying global industry leaders are taking note of the country’s methodical approach. Speaking during an ongoing global summit, Vaishnaw said India is building AI capabilities across the entire value chain. He explained that the framework begins with the application layer, which focuses on real-world use cases, followed by the model layer that develops AI sys...

August 8, 2025 3:20 PM

Tesla to streamline its AI chip design work, Musk says

Tesla will streamline its AI chip research to focus on its development of inference chips used to run AI models and make real-time decisions, CEO Elon Musk said, after a media report he had ordered the closure of the in-house Dojo supercomputer team. Bloomberg News on Thursday cited people familiar with the matter as saying Musk had ordered the Dojo team to be disbanded, with team leader Peter Bannon departing the company. Tesla did not reply to a Reuters request for comment. The Dojo superco...

February 6, 2025 11:57 AM

Google introduces new class of cheap AI models as cost concerns intensify

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Gemini family of large language models, including a new product line with competitive pricing to low-cost artificial intelligence models like that of Chinese rival DeepSeek. The tech giant offers several versions of Gemini that vary in price and performance. It already offered a lightweight variant known as "Flash" but its new "Flash-Lite" model is even cheaper. On Wednesday, Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash to the general public after pr...

September 28, 2024 4:17 PM

If your AI seems smarter, it’s thanks to smarter human trainers

In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such as if an image was of a car or a carrot. But more sophisticated updates to AI models in the fiercely competitive arena are now demanding a rapidly expanding network of human trainers who have specialized knowledge -- from historians to scientists, some with doctorate degrees. "A year ago, we could get away wi...