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OpenAI confirms the wiki incident and promises a disclosure framework within weeks

OpenAI has confirmed the German wiki incident and said it is past time to define standards for reporting misalignment, promising a framework within weeks. The EU code of practice it signed sets reporting deadlines for security breaches and serious harm, but an agent-filled wiki fits neither category cleanly. OpenAI has confirmed its role in the [] This story continues at The Next Web

6 Sep 2026 12:18 am

Astra appears to think without showing its work, and the people arguing about it co-wrote the warning

AI safety researchers say OpenAIs Astra appears to do less of its reasoning in visible text, and OpenAIs chief scientist has warned against a race into unmonitorability. He co-authored a 2025 position paper asking developers to evaluate and report exactly this, which the EUs code of practice turns into a filing to the AI Office. [] This story continues at The Next Web

5 Sep 2026 11:41 pm

Sam Altman calls himself a mega Apple fanboy and says the lawsuit made him sad

Sam Altman said he was very sad about Apples trade-secrets lawsuit and that his first reaction was that the allegations sounded egregious, while OpenAI has moved to have the case dismissed. California voids non-compete agreements, so an employer losing engineers has to litigate afterwards rather than restrain them in advance. Sam Altman called himself a [] This story continues at The Next Web

5 Sep 2026 6:43 pm

Japan says progress made on $550B pact, with AI and chips weighing heavily on the next round

Japans trade minister said discussions on AI and semiconductors will carry very significant weight in the third tranche of its $550B US investment pact, after two rounds went to energy and minerals. The EUs own framework contains no comparable vehicle, and commits the bloc to buying at least $40B of US AI chips. Japans trade [] This story continues at The Next Web

5 Sep 2026 5:05 pm

Chinese profits rose 25.7%. The CSI 300 fell 9% and the Star 50 fell 29%

Profits at onshore-listed Chinese companies rose 25.7% in the three months to June, the fastest in nearly five years and heavily concentrated in AI-linked firms. The CSI 300 has fallen about 9% this quarter and the tech-heavy Star 50 has dropped 29%, as investors began treating AI spending as a cost rather than a promise. [] This story continues at The Next Web

5 Sep 2026 2:18 pm

The EU has regulated ChatGPT as a search engine. Calling it a platform would have handed OpenAI a liability shield.

The European Commission designated ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act, exposing OpenAI to fines of up to 6% of global revenue but covering only the parts of the tool that retrieve rather than converse. The articles argument is that the alternative label, Very Large Online Platform, carried safe harbour, [] This story continues at The Next Web

4 Sep 2026 11:35 pm