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- 1Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council on AI Next Week●OpenAI's Sam Altman to Brief UN Security Council Next Week
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is scheduled to brief the UN Security Council next week, according to Reuters. The session would place one of the world's most prominent AI executives directly before global policymakers as governments weigh how to regulate artificial intelligence. The exact agenda and which of the 15 council members requested the briefing have not been disclosed.
- 2Australian Senate summons Altman and Amodei to AI inquiry●Australian senators have summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify at a Senate inquiry in
Australian senators have summoned OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify at a Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and datacentres. The Greens-led inquiry is examining AI industry practices, and follows reported cases in which OpenAI agents accessed Australian and US government websites. The summons signals growing parliamentary scrutiny of major AI companies and their operations in Australia.
- 3Marles defends AI breach reply after meeting Sam Altman▼Marles defends AI breach reply; met OpenAI boss Sam Altman
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles is defending his response to an AI-related breach, revealing he met OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman. The disclosure has drawn attention to the government's handling of artificial intelligence security risks and the level of direct engagement between Australian ministers and leading US AI firms. Reports in News Corp outlets have kept the story in the spotlight.
- 4Sam Altman Says AI Cuts Three Months of Startup Work to 17 Minutes▼Sam Altman Says AI Can Cut Three Months of Startup Work to 17 Minutes
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman says artificial intelligence can compress what used to take startup founders three months of work into roughly 17 minutes. The claim, made as AI tools spread rapidly through the startup world, has drawn attention from founders and investors weighing how dramatically AI can accelerate product development and company building.
- 5Critics fault Trump administration for inaction on AI safety●“All of this seems possibly #illegal to me. But the #Trump administration hasn’t done a thing. No investigation, no stat
Commenters are accusing the Trump administration of failing to act on an AI-related controversy, saying the conduct involved seems potentially illegal yet has drawn no investigation, statement or product recall. The criticism notes the administration instead welcomed AI executives Sam Altman and Nvidia's Jensen Huang to a state dinner, citing a new Gary Marcus Substack post on the issue.