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October 5, 2026 9:48 AM

OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain broadly accessible to the public "We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency," Altman said in an interview with Politico's technology-focused newsletter Decoded. Altman said there remained a fundamental difference in worldview between OpenAI and rival An...

October 4, 2026 5:15 PM

OpenAI safety employee quits, says ‘time for trial and error is over’

A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned criticized the company's approach to AI safety, arguing that a fast-paced culture focused on rapid development increases the risk of failures. Writing in "I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken," published by the Atlantic on Saturday, David Robinson said AI companies, including OpenAI, were not being "nearly careful enough" and should place greater emphasis on safety expertise and research before developing more capable systems. "The t...

October 4, 2026 2:25 PM

Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI czar, to head task force, WSJ reports

US President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the administration's AI czar, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing an interview with Clayton. Clayton, who was appointed intelligence chief in August, will lead a new White House panel tasked with reporting within 120 days on the risks and opportunities posed by AI, the newspaper said. "The president asked that a group be put together," which the administration refers to as the "Super Intel...

September 30, 2026 11:42 AM

Trump, AI CEOs sign voluntary safety pact, back data center expansion

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said tech executives agreed to establish voluntary standards for AI and reiterated his support for rapid expansion of data centers, as concerns mount over AI safety and the industry's growing footprint in communities. Trump made the comments after meeting with tech executives at the White House. The companies agreed to work with "independent auditors" to assess whether AI systems are working as their designers intended, according to a copy of the agreement p...

September 30, 2026 10:03 AM

At UN, developing nations call for bigger say in shaping AI future

Developing nations are demanding a greater role in shaping the rules governing artificial intelligence, warning that a technology poised to transform economies could instead deepen global inequalities if its development and regulation remain concentrated in wealthy countries. The debate at last week's UN festival of diplomacy in New York highlighted mounting concern among leaders from Africa, Asia and Latin America around the increasingly powerful technology after several safety breaches, and a...

September 29, 2026 10:46 AM

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei avoids comment as AI tech czars reach DC for key meeting with Trump

US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a key meeting with executives of several AI frontier labs on Tuesday even as some of the biggest voices in Tech have publicly called for a slowdown in AI development. Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson will meet with the executives of AI companies at the White House on Tuesday (local time). Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Google CEO Sundar Pichai , Palantir CEO Alex Karp, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen H...

September 28, 2026 7:37 PM

Govt launches ‘Shram Samvad’ campaign to create awareness on Labour Codes across 316 districts

The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday launched ‘Shram Samvad’, a 90-day mega awareness campaign on the Labour Codes that will cover industrial clusters across 316 districts in all 36 States and Union Territories. Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya announced the campaign while addressing the National Conference on Industrial Relations and Labour & Awards 2026, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Employ...

September 25, 2026 5:26 PM

Pope Leo warns in France that AI is creating ‘paradise of machines’

Pope Leo urged the world to reconsider the development of artificial intelligence, opening his four-day visit to France on Friday with a fervent warning that AI could create a future where "a paradise of machines" takes control of the Earth. The first US pope, who has made sounding the alarm about the risks of AI a central part of his 16-month papacy, put the issue at the heart of his visit to France, the first by a pope in nearly 20 years. "If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a 'par...

September 25, 2026 4:08 PM

Tata Sons Crisis Deepens, US Locks In Greenland Security Pact, and India’s AI Wealth Boom

Inside This Week's Economic Brief This week's Economic Brief covers the escalating Tata Sons boardroom crisis, the new US-Denmark-Greenland security pact, US sanctions targeting Iranian aviation, and India's 19 new AI billionaires on the Hurun list. This week's edition of The Economic Brief on DD India examined four major stories: an escalating governance crisis at Tata Sons, a new US-Denmark-Greenland security pact, expanding US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, and record AI-drive...

September 25, 2026 2:59 PM

Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database

Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten regulation. The incursion on one of the country's most used government agencies may prompt a tougher stance as Australia readies AI-specific laws starting in 2027, adding pressure to Australia-US relations already tested by Canberra's teen social media ban, tech policy experts said. Australia has already frustrated the ChatGPT maker and rival A...