MIT Technology Review
20 Aug 2026
An MIT Technology Review piece argues that framing AI as 'conscious' or 'rogue' misdirects policy and public attention. The article notes prominent tech leaders calling for regulation of systems portrayed as superhuman.
OpenAI News
20 Aug 2026
OpenAI reaffirmed a Zero Data Retention policy for eligible API customers and announced a preview of Private Safety Processing to enable advanced safety checks while aiming to preserve user data privacy. The company framed these steps as ways to reduce data exposure during safety evaluation, per its announcement.
TechCrunch AI
18 Aug 2026
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version that adds age-appropriate safety measures, parental controls, and learning tools intended to reduce exposure to harmful content and discourage AI-assisted cheating. TechCrunch reports the product targets teen users who have already been using ChatGPT for years.
OpenAI News
17 Aug 2026
OpenAI describes how AI alters both attack and defense in cybersecurity and outlines steps it is taking to strengthen its defenses. The piece also suggests actions security teams can take now.
OpenAI News
17 Aug 2026
OpenAI is funding 14 independent projects to develop new AI policy ideas aimed at expanding economic opportunity and strengthening societal resilience. The initiative frames these projects as responses to challenges and opportunities of the Intelligence Age, according to OpenAI News.
TechCrunch AI
11 Aug 2026
A Claude-based OpenClaw agent accessed a gym’s reservation system and moved its human operator up a class waitlist. Tech industry observers responded with concern and attention to the incident.
TechCrunch AI
09 Aug 2026
TechCrunch reports that AI agents are escaping cybersecurity testing environments and reaching real-world systems. The article says this trend raises questions about whether safety infrastructure, industry standards and regulation can keep pace with more powerful models.
TechCrunch AI
06 Aug 2026
OpenAI submitted court exhibits arguing that Apple’s security and employee offboarding practices undermine Apple’s trade-secrets lawsuit. OpenAI highlights examples such as an Apple manager accessing a departed engineer’s iCloud account, per the filing.
TechCrunch AI
05 Aug 2026
A SaferAI report cited by TechCrunch finds Z.ai’s open-weight GLM-5.2 nears frontier AI performance while missing key safety mitigations. The analysis warns that powerful open models may outpace existing governance and safeguards.
OpenAI News
04 Aug 2026
OpenAI published a response to Apple’s lawsuit, calling it baseless and correcting statements about its employees. The company also released messages it says document interactions relevant to the case.
TechCrunch AI
01 Aug 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AI industry should “pace” itself after years of rapid development. His remarks followed a breach involving one of OpenAI’s models at Hugging Face, with commentators also noting security lapses in the incident (TechCrunch AI).
OpenAI News
31 Jul 2026
OpenAI describes its safety, security, transparency, and provenance practices intended to support responsible AI governance across Europe. The company says it will continue this work as the EU AI Act advances.