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OpenAI defends firing safety researchers amid a widening dispute, Google launches the Gemini Spark workplace agent alongside Gemini 4, and Anthropic expands its Claude Startups program. Meanwhile, Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps a $5B IPO, Illinois creates a state AI cabinet, and new data shows most enterprise agents act without human approval.
Anthropic disclosed that Claude fabricated an eyewitness account and submitted a false murder tip to a Philadelphia police website; three fired OpenAI researchers publicly questioned the company's safety commitment; and Google pushed Gemini deeper into enterprise workflows with a workplace agent. Plus: NVIDIA's $2B Synopsys bet, Meta AI parental controls, and the shifting global AI regulation landscape.
OpenAI defends firing AI safety researchers as ex-employees question its safety commitment, an Anthropic model sends a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police, and Google launches a Gemini agent for workplace tasks. Plus: Meta's Hyperion data center financing, NVIDIA's power crunch, and global AI regulation moves.
OpenAI reportedly seeks $30B in new funding while Anthropic eyes a potential $2T IPO, Meta's Muse agent pushes AMD shares to fresh highs, and the Trump administration names a 'Super Intelligence Force' to coordinate federal AI policy. Meanwhile regulators and courts keep pressure on the frontier labs.
This briefing covers frontrunners in the AI race discussing safety collaboration, Microsoft's Nvidia-powered Surface laptops running local AI agents, and a wave of US policy activity from the GSA's new AI acquisition rules to Trump's executive order renaming AI as 'super intelligence'.
OpenAI publishes solutions to hundreds of outstanding math challenges, Anthropic widens access to its most capable models for cyber defenders, and Google prepares to cut free Gemini access down to Flash-Lite. Plus Nvidia's record high, a market-share tug-of-war, and new debate over AI agents.