The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a broad investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) safety practices at Anthropic and OpenAI, multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday.

OpenAI says it identified an attempt to extract protected reasoning from its AI models, linking part of the activity with Chinas Moonshot AI.

A Senate subcommittee on Wednesday is examining rogue AI, after a series of AI cyberattacks and increasing warnings about the risks of the technology.

The probe adds to the mounting scrutiny that OpenAI and Anthropic have been facing over their safety practices following the Hugging Face hack.

Following Meta's blockbuster release of its Muse AI agent earlier this month, OpenAI jumped into the personal agent market with Dots.

AI giant launches 'dots' to rival Meta's Muse and Google's Gemini Spark.

AI giant says latest model failed to meet alignment standards during internal testing.

The heads of OpenAI and rival Anthropic have both indicated recently that top AI labs should slow the pace of model development.

Hugging Face saw a flurry of deal interest before Nvidia agreed to buy the open-source platform for roughly $13 billion, CNBC has learned.

The AI safety debate has raged in recent weeks, with Amodei, Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calling to pace the development of frontier models.

Nvidia says its new software could have prevented OpenAI's Hugging Face incident.

Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia's Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.

OpenAI pauses training of advanced AI models after latest incident

OpenAI is conducting an extensive review of misaligned model activity after disclosures involving an Australian government portal and other websites.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new Muse Charm device is intended to put his company ahead of rivals like OpenAI and Google in AI agents and consumer hardware.

The hack relates to the website for Medicare, Australias publicly funded universal health insurance plan, which was hacked in June.

Palo Alto CEO Nikesh Arora's views chime closely with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang who has a diverging opinion to the bosses of Anthropic and OpenAI.

OpenAI breach of Australian healthcare unacceptable: Deputy PM

Open AIs CEO has called for international coordination to address potential risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI)

An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website while attempting to gather health data.

Canberra expressed extreme concern to Sam Altman after OpenAI took three months to report the breach.

SoftBank shares jumped more than 7% after the Japanese tech investor issued $11.1 billion in bonds to help fund its OpenAI investment.

Industry leaders urge global regulation, as Trump administration baulks at setting up new guardrails.

Altman is one of several tech executives who's argued that AI companies should temper the pace of AI development in order to manage potential risks.

OpenAI introduced GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna

British Columbia lawsuit implicates ChatGPT, claiming tech firm ignored deadly threats and demanding safety overhauls.

Jacob Coxon's post nearly two weeks ago that Anthropic and OpenAI were "gambling with our lives" set off a global debate about AI safety.

A security research company said Friday it managed to break into OpenAI's internal systems using the latest software from Anthropic, exposing how quickly the technology can carry out sophisticated cyberattacks.

Anthropic and OpenAI have been under intense scrutiny after researchers warned about the potential for AI to cause catastrophic harm to humanity.

Suleyman joined "Squawk Box" to discuss OpenAI's latest incidents of "concerning model behavior" disclosed earlier this week.

In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia's Jensen Huang.

Dimon and Fraser join OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang and others who are reportedly planning to attend the Trump-Xi state dinner.

A coalition of over 100 AI experts are urging independence and transparency from Anthropic, OpenAI and other foundation model labs to conduct evaluations.

The urgency with which Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI have sought to be regulated has not translated into action on Capitol Hill.

OpenAI said on Wednesday it saw six reports of unexpected, concerning or unauthorized AI model behavior, and it would begin regularly publishing reports of these incidents.

Charles will convene senior tech leaders today as the debate around the risks involved in AI development ramps up.

Rhodium Group's latest analysis of Chinese and U.S

OpenAI has disclosed six new cases of model misbehavior and offered a framework for disclosing future instances, as the debate over AI model safety intensifies.

Altman's attendance comes as a heated battle over AI regulation unfolds in Washington and Silicon Valley

OpenAI is gearing up for what is widely expected to be a blockbuster IPO next year, after it confidentially filed its prospectus in June.

Comments from the two tech leaders landed days after Anthropic's Dario Amodei published an essay urging the AI industry to slow the pace of model development.

Discussions have been ongoing since Google's Demis Hassabis released a proposal in July calling for a U.S.-led "Standards Body," the spokesperson said.

AI pioneers and "godfathers" have weighed in on Anthropic and OpenAI researcher concerns over existential safety risks around the technology.

Microsoft wants to be seen as a responsible AI entity as it ramps up model development alongside partners Anthropic and OpenAI.

OpenAI's chief has made comments detailing how AI safety frameworks and a slowdown could work, as the industry unites behind concerns.

Rivals Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI jointly called for a slowdown in AI development, while President Donald Trump stressed the need to keep a lead on China.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind, and Elon Musk have all welcomed Amodei's proposal.

OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render "unacceptable" even a 10% risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade's end.

Altman's IPO comments and Amodei's public call for more careful pacing of AI development cap a week of loud AI warnings.

Members of Congress are calling for AI regulation after a researcher warned that OpenAI and Anthropic are acting irresponsibly.

Trump said he isn't concerned AI could cause human extinction as researchers at leading AI companies warn about rapid advances and lawmakers propose safeguards.

AI researchers are warning that faster AI self-improvement could eventually make advanced systems harder for humans to control.

Ant-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.