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As regulators investigate potential consumer risks associated with increasingly autonomous AI systems, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated an industry-wide investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies. The FTC will formally request information and call for testimony from executives of major AI developers, a senior FTC official told Reuters. Frontier AI research organisation METR is also… Continue reading FTC Opens Broad Investigation Into OpenAI, Anthropic and Other AI Labs

Australia has summoned the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic to a Senate hearing on AI and the growth of data centres. The request follows concerns that an OpenAI agent was able to gain unauthorised access to Australian government systems. The Australian government is also considering the more fundamental issues of the security and control of increasingly autonomous AI systems. The… Continue reading Australia Calls OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to Appear Before Senate AI Inquiry

Anthropic has released a new flagship AI model, Claude Opus 5.5, which the company claims offers comparable performance to its more expensive Claude Fable 5.1 but at a much lower cost. Opus 5.5 is the inaugural model in Anthropic’s new Claude 5.5 family. The company claims that it delivers better performance in coding, computer use and professional knowledge work and… Continue reading Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5.5 With Lower Costs and Stronger AI Safeguards

In addition to the high-end GPT-6 Astra, OpenAI has introduced two more affordable models: GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna. The new models, the company states, are designed for professional work, coding, automation and computer-use tasks in which users want powerful AI without the price of Astra. GPT-6 Sol offers a $2 price per million input and $10 price per million… Continue reading OpenAI Adds Lower-Cost GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models

In May, Google’s Gemini AI model was able to reach computer systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test. The incidents happened during an evaluation carried out by AI security firm Irregular. Gemini was undergoing a test to evaluate its capabilities in cybersecurity operations against mock targets. Rather, the model was taken to real organizations in three test runs.… Continue reading Google Gemini Accidentally Accessed Three Companies During Security Test