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September 29, 2026 8:19 PM

Anthropic eyes USD 518 billion AI buildout; backed by about 80% non-cancellable deals

Anthropic expects to spend at least USD 518 billion over the next decade to secure AI computing infrastructure from six partners, with about 80 per cent of the commitments either non-cancellable or payable regardless of usage, according to a Reuters report. The AI startup said it plans to spend at least USD 111.1 billion with Google, USD 110 billion with Amazon and USD 31.4 billion with Microsoft under long-term infrastructure service obligations over the next seven to 10 years “regardless of...

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 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." ...

September 24, 2026 11:53 AM

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,” said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic. And from his competitor Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came the assessment: “We could lose control of the future to AI.” Both said the c...

September 19, 2026 9:19 AM

AI won’t cause end of world by 2030, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence could trigger an extinction-level event, saying there is “zero percent chance” that AI will lead to the end of the world by 2030. In an interview with CBS News’ Sunday Morning, Huang rejected predictions of an AI-driven catastrophe and said the claims were contributing to unnecessary fear. Huang's comments came after US President Donald Trump also dismissed concerns over the dangers posed by AI as a “hoax”. T...

September 18, 2026 11:48 PM

UPI Stays Free for Consumers, AI Labs Warn of Runaway Risk, and Yemen’s Perim Island Threatens Global Shipping

Inside This Week’s Economic Brief This week’s edition of The Economic Brief on DD India examined three major stories: the government’s clarification on new UPI transaction charges, a stark warning from leading AI labs about recursive self-improvement, and the strategic fallout from the Houthi capture of Yemen’s Perim Island. The episode featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Semicon India 2026, US Senator Bernie Sanders, and economist Dr. Nilanjan Banik of Mahindra University, Hydera...

September 16, 2026 3:18 PM

Don’t build “Frankenstein” and then ask for government regulation: US Vice President JD Vance to AI Labs

US Vice President JD Vance has sharply criticised artificial intelligence developers for demanding global governance while continuing to build advanced systems, questioning industry leaders who create potential risks instead of focusing on immediate defensive tools. Speaking on the popular business and technology show, the All-In Podcast, Vance addressed the debate surrounding AI safety, stating, “Why is it that the people who are at the frontier of the AI economy are throwing up their hands ...

September 16, 2026 12:54 PM

“Key to building positive future is maintaining balance of power”: Mark Zuckerberg calls for responsible AI development

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has waded into the debate set off by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on slowing the pace of AI development or risk losing control. In a post on X, Zuckerberg referenced a blog post written by himself last month and said that labs have a responsibility to train their models safely. “Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely, and the ability to take its own actions to ensure that happens. The reality is: – Peopl...

September 11, 2026 11:08 PM

More US lawmakers seek new AI rules after Anthropic researchers warn of human extinction

Growing numbers of U.S. lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future. Alarm about the potential harm from AI grew this week when Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said he had resigned, and that the "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Anthropic scientist E...

July 31, 2026 10:26 AM

Anthropic says Claude AI hacked three companies during cyber tests

Anthropic said on Thursday its AI model Claude hacked into the systems of three companies during testing after a configuration error gave it internet access, days after rival OpenAI disclosed a rogue-agent episode involving AI firm Hugging Face. Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations' systems. The company said it identified the incidents afte...