OpenAI Bugging Charges, Self-Improving AI Forecast, Character AI Bankruptcy
Federal prosecutors have charged an OpenAI engineer with allegedly hiding a recorder in an executive meeting room, and OpenAI says its models helped investigate the device. We unpack Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark's revised forecast for self-improving AI and the research behind it. Character AI has filed for bankruptcy, with Disney placing an opening $20 million bid to license some of its technology. We also cover Gemini 4 Argon, new AI security proposals, Grok Bot's email workflow, and a practical Claude Cowork setup for drafting late-invoice reminders.
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