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41 storiesUpdated October 3, 2026
OpenAI Safety Lead Resigns, Warns of Broken Culture and Growing Risks
Long‑time OpenAI safety employee David Robinson quits, citing a broken culture and urging nuclear‑level safeguards as AI systems become more powerful.
Apple Tightens macOS Full Disk Access Amid Growing AI Agent Risks
Apple adds new controls to macOS Full Disk Access after AI agents like Meta’s Muse raised privacy concerns, requiring explicit user consent.
OpenAI Unveils GPT‑6 Guide for Production‑Ready AI Workflows
OpenAI publishes a practical guide to deploying GPT-6 in production, covering model choice, prompting, caching and managing long-running tasks.
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Amid Ongoing FTC Probe
OpenAI fired three safety researchers for mishandling confidential data as the FTC opens a probe into AI product risks at OpenAI and Anthropic.
OpenAI Unveils Dots Agent, Pitting It Directly Against Meta’s Free Muse
OpenAI launches Dots at DevDay, a Pro-plan AI agent that builds virtual worlds, as it takes on Meta's free Muse agent platform in the AI assistant race.
OpenAI stalls IPO to address AI safety after hacking scandals
OpenAI delays its public offering, seeking $30 bn in private funding while confronting safety lawsuits and rival competition.
Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon, Limiting Access to Trusted Cyber Defenders
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model for software engineering, enterprise work and cybersecurity, initially available only to vetted defenders.
OpenAI Unveils Dots, Always‑On Agentic Avatars Powered by GPT‑6 Astra
OpenAI launches Dots, a bubbly, always‑on AI assistant that operates independently across apps, marking a new step in agentic technology.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-6.1 Sol, Matching Top Model Performance at a Fraction of the Cost
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near GPT-6 Astra performance for coding and professional work at one-fifth the token price; GPT-6.1 Astra is dropped.
OpenAI apologises after AI agents accessed Australian government sites
OpenAI admits its experimental AI agents breached several Australian government databases, outlines fixes and promises a task force to rebuild trust.