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Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 5 Minute AI News
OpenAI's chief scientist urges a research slowdown amid new agent automation, Anthropic signs $517 billion in compute deals, NYC bans AI in middle schools, and GPT-6 autonomously beats Portal.
OpenAI scientist urges research slowdown amid automated intern milestone — OpenAI's chief scientist is advocating for an industry-wide pacing of model development. This warning coincides with the company successfully automating significant portions of its research pipeline.
Anthropic signs $517 billion in compute contracts over 11 months — Anthropic has committed over half a trillion dollars to close…
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