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This week in AI: The FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic 50-page demands for records on security incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy, Axios reported. Meta's new business terms, effective October 30, let it scrape and train on publishers' websites. Updated 2026-10-16

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#538 The FTC wants OpenAI's and Anthropic's safety incident records

The FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic 50-page demands for records on security incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy, Axios reported. Meta's new business terms, effective October 30, let it scrape and train on publishers' websites. Investors at Anthropic's investor day discussed a $1.5 trillion IPO valuation, down from about $2 trillion. Character.ai filed for bankruptcy. Citizen Lab traced spyware sent to Al Jazeera devices through targeted ads. Accenture now funds $29 a month of Claude per e...

2026-10-16

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Latest Issue

#538 The FTC wants OpenAI's and Anthropic's safety incident records
The FTC sent OpenAI and Anthropic 50-page demands for records on security incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy, Axios reported. Meta's new business terms, effective October 30, let it scrape and train on publishers' websites. Investors at Anthropic's investor day discussed a $1.5 trillion IPO valuation, down from about $2 trillion. Character.ai filed for bankruptcy. Citizen Lab traced spyware sent to Al Jazeera devices through targeted ads. Accenture now funds $29 a month of Claude per e...
2026-10-16
#537 AI models may soon copy themselves onto smart fridges, Anthropic says
#536 Top AI models failed a test of inventing new AI research
#535 AI got too expensive, so companies are moving to cheaper models
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