FTC subpoenas OpenAI, DeepMind Minecraft agents & more
The FTC has issued subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic to investigate reported artificial intelligence safety failures. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind achieved full end-to-end autonomy in Minecraft survival benchmarks. Researchers from Harvard and Anthropic also demonstrated new techniques using AI to optimize quantum circuits. Full edition: https://tech.pibrief.com/editions/2026-10-17
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