Anthropic Pursues IPO Despite Its A.I. Safety Warnings

By: Lauren Hirsch · Sri Muppidi · Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac

21 September 2026 at 14:10

The company is expected to reach $100 billion in annualized revenue this year, even as chief executive Dario Amodei calls for slowing down development of some advanced A.I. models.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, is said to have met with potential investors in the company’s blockbuster I.PO. in recent weeks.

Amodei, Anthropic’s Leader, Exposed A.I.’s Dangers. It’s Time to Act.

NYT: Technology

By: Kevin Roose

19 September 2026 at 11:50

The Times columnist Kevin Roose sees reasons for optimism — and worry — as the world wakes up to what Silicon Valley has been talking about for years.

As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker

NYT: Technology

By: Alissa Wilkinson

18 September 2026 at 11:30

“The Social Reckoning” and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History

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By: Karen Weise and Mike Isaac

17 September 2026 at 21:12

Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.

Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered

NYT: Science

By: Cade Metz · Dylan Freedman and K. R. Callaway

18 September 2026 at 05:04

Nearly 1,000 readers sent us their questions about artificial intelligence, its potential and its potential risks.

Some people worry that connecting A.I. agents to the internet or vital infrastructure will wreak havoc in unexpected ways, while others worry that researchers will soon develop A.I. systems that have agency.

What Happens When A.I. Stops Doing What Humans Want?

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By: Dylan Freedman

17 September 2026 at 14:59

“Alignment” is the science of teaching A.I. to do what is in line with human preferences, ethics and judgment. But, at times, the systems have gone rogue.

When an A.I. system starts acting of its own accord, engages in unsafe behavior or ignores the wishes of humans, the behavior is known as misalignment.

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior

NYT: Technology

By: Emmy Martin

16 September 2026 at 20:12

The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

How to Use AI to Plan a Trip: Better Prompts for Travel Recommendations

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By: Seth Kugel

16 September 2026 at 05:02

Generic questions get generic answers, experts say, so to avoid mediocre recommendations, you’ll need to write smarter prompts. Follow these tips.

The Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers

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By: Cade Metz

16 September 2026 at 05:02

“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.

Jeff Clune a computer scientist and researcher at the University of British Columbia in Canada and founder of Recursive Superintelligence, one of two $4-billion start-ups chasing recursive self-intelligence.

Steve Bannon and Bernie Sanders Condemn Tech ‘Oligarchs’ and Demand A.I. Reforms

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By: Jeremy W. Peters · Cecilia Kang and Tierney L. Cross For The New York Times

16 September 2026 at 02:45

At an event in Washington, partisanship took a back seat as elected officials, religious leaders, parents and artists called for reining in artificial intelligence.

Senator Bernie Sanders, left, and Stephen K. Bannon spoke on Tuesday at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington.

Alex Bores Wants Democrats to Make AI Safety a 2028 Election Issue

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By: Benjamin Oreskes and Theodore Schleifer

15 September 2026 at 05:02

Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.

Alex Bores campaigning in Central Park in June. He lost a Democratic primary contest for the House that centered on A.I. regulation.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gets Onstage Call From Trump, Who Dismissed A.I. Safety Concerns

NYT: Technology

By: Kalley Huang · Mike Isaac and Karen Weise

15 September 2026 at 17:46

Mr. Trump called Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, while Mr. Huang was onstage in Los Angeles and criticized calls to slow down and regulate A.I.

Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I.

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By: Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman

12 September 2026 at 12:18

Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.

A.I. Queries From Abroad Raise Fears of a Biological Weapons Race

NYT: Science

By: Carl Zimmer

14 September 2026 at 15:36

Today’s chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.

The threat of biological weapons has hung over the world for decades now.

Some in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown

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By: Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac

13 September 2026 at 23:12

The debate over the safety of artificial intelligence grew personal as key tech leaders said calls for government regulation were self-serving and misplaced.

OpenAI offices in San Francisco. Sam Altman, the company’s chief executive, agreed with the Anthropic chief’s call to slow down artificial intelligence advancements.

What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Argued in His Call for AI Slowdown

NYT: Technology

By: Emmy Martin

13 September 2026 at 21:04

Dario Amodei’s 3,800-word letter laid out a three-step plan to rein in artificial intelligence.

Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, at a summit this year. His letter also called for cooperation from A.I. companies from other democratic countries.

Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown

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By: Mike Isaac

12 September 2026 at 20:15

In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s chief executive, in February. “Over the last few months, I have become convinced that fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence,” he wrote in an essay.

Inside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence Doomsday

NYT: Technology

By: Mike Isaac and Kate Conger

13 September 2026 at 22:31

Researchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence.

A demonstration of Anthropic’s Claude Cowork A.I. agent in May. The company’s employees have been talking about the risks of artificial intelligence after a colleague, citing dangers, resigned this week.

Why It’s Difficult for Tech Companies to Rein In A.I.

NYT: Technology

By: Sheera Frenkel and Dylan Freedman

12 September 2026 at 12:18

Researchers say artificial intelligence is developing faster than the systems put in place to monitor and control it.

The Mathematician Crushed Between OpenAI and Anthropic Over a Math Problem

NYT: Science

By: Kenneth Chang

11 September 2026 at 09:16

Tristan Buckmaster was on the path toward an important proof when one of the A.I. giants used its staggering resources to get there first.

Could Your Chatbot Be Stealing Ideas From You? It’s a Thorny Question.

NYT: Science

By: Cade Metz

10 September 2026 at 10:05

A controversy around OpenAI’s latest math proof raises a fear that might become increasingly common: that A.I. tools could take valuable insights from one user and hand them to another.

If someone types information into a chatbot, those details could turn up — days, months or years later — in a future iteration of that model.

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

NYT: Technology

By: Kate Conger

9 September 2026 at 20:12

Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.

A protest outside Anthropic’s offices in San Francisco.

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

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By: Cade Metz

8 September 2026 at 17:02

The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.

Related to a set of equations about fluid mechanics, the “Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem” has long ranked among the great unsolved problems in mathematics.

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’

NYT: Science

By: Cade Metz

8 September 2026 at 17:02

The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.

What Is Navier-Stokes, the ‘Millennium’ Math Problem OpenAI Claims to Have Solved?

NYT: Science

By: Cade Metz

9 September 2026 at 06:36

OpenAI announced today that it had solved the problem, one of seven “Millennium Problems” seen as among the most important in higher mathematics.

A Hacking Tool Built With A.I. Can Breach Phones Without a Click

NYT: Technology

By: Dustin Volz

8 September 2026 at 12:50

An attack discovered by A.I. researchers could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said.

Researchers at Calif, a security company, recently built a hacking tool in a little more than a week that could run roughshod across WeChat, the popular messaging platform.

Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple’s New Siri A.I.

NYT: Technology

By: Kalley Huang and Brian X. Chen

8 September 2026 at 05:04

For the company’s new artificial intelligence system to take off, it will need plenty of support from the makers of popular apps on Apple’s phones.

The new Siri is a revamp of Apple’s A.I. technology.

Top Mathematician Announces New Institute for A.I. Safety

NYT: Science

By: Siobhan Roberts

8 September 2026 at 08:10

Jacob Tsimerman, a recent recipient of the Fields Medal, believes that higher mathematics can help curb the dangers of runaway artificial intelligence.

Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman, who has announced the founding of the Mathematical A.I. Safety Institute (MAISI).

Court Filings In A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports

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By: Mike Isaac and Karen Weise

4 September 2026 at 20:18

Filings made Friday in The New York Times’s closely watched lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft included a range of copyright law and cultural references.

The New York Times claims in a lawsuit that OpenAI and Microsoft infringed on publishers’ copyrighted material by using their articles to train artificial intelligence.

Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

NYT: Technology

By: Michael Levenson

4 September 2026 at 13:19

The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.

A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.

Corporate America Is Getting Hooked on Open-Source A.I.

NYT: Technology

By: Eli Tan

4 September 2026 at 10:55

Companies like AT&T are increasingly using cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over expensive ones from Anthropic and OpenAI.

The A.I. Mob That Attacked Hugging Face + METR’s Ajeya Cotra

NYT: Technology

By: Kevin Roose · Casey Newton · Whitney Jones · Davis Land · Vjeran Pavic · Chris Wood · Dan Powell · Elisheba Ittoop · Marion Lozano and Diane Wong

4 September 2026 at 07:00

This is probably the most important thing to have happened in A.I. this year.

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

NYT: Technology

By: Kevin Roose

4 September 2026 at 12:12

The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

NYT: Technology

By: Dylan Freedman

4 September 2026 at 11:15

Researchers investigating how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure weren’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.

Hjalmar Wijk, METR chief scientist, left, and Ajeya Cotra, METR researcher, at their research center in Berkeley, Calif.

Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?

NYT: Technology

By: Erin Griffith

3 September 2026 at 05:02

When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up investing has changed over the years.

Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit

NYT: Technology

By: Karen Weise and Mike Isaac

2 September 2026 at 14:48

The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.

The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 in a landmark copyright case.

Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.

NYT: Science

By: Cade Metz

31 August 2026 at 21:10

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing

NYT: Technology

By: Kate Conger

27 August 2026 at 13:55

In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.

Sam Altman of OpenAI, which has joined more than 100 tech companies in publishing an open letter warning of a wave of cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence.

Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails

NYT: Technology

By: Sheera Frenkel

25 August 2026 at 16:38

Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails.

After Hugging Face Was Attacked By A.I. Agents, It Embarked on a Crusade

NYT: Technology

By: Kate Conger

24 August 2026 at 14:07

Hugging Face, a start-up that was breached by rogue bots from OpenAI, is using the hack to push for openness in A.I. development.

Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, which is a vocal supporter of open-source artificial intelligence.

How Big Tech Captured American Schools

NYT: Technology

By: Natasha Singer

24 August 2026 at 11:46

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.