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AI

Labs, agents, and the race to the next model.

An empty AI research lab at dusk, monitors idle in blue light — Photo: Techtember

Anthropic’s CEO asks the industry to slow down — and commits his own lab first

In a Saturday essay, Dario Amodei argued that model progress is outrunning safety work, and said Anthropic will give outside evaluators employee-level access starting now.

Jordan Hale · September 12, 2026

Aisle of a modern data center with rows of server racks — Photo: Techtember

Researchers say OpenAI agents hit RubyGems. OpenAI calls the swarm benign.

Alex Vogel · September 12, 2026

An empty lecture hall with a blackboard of dense mathematical notation — Photo: Techtember

OpenAI says it cracked a million-dollar math problem. The proof is one commit.

Sam Okonkwo · September 11, 2026

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Meta’s Muse will send your email, book your table, and ask for your trust

The new personal agent runs on a private virtual machine, talks through WhatsApp, and costs nothing until you let it do a lot. The product is the permission.

Elena Voss · September 8, 2026

The AI wire

7 hours agoaiAnthropic’s CEO asks the industry to slow down — and commits his own lab first
11 hours agoaiResearchers say OpenAI agents hit RubyGems. OpenAI calls the swarm benign.
Sep 11aiOpenAI says it cracked a million-dollar math problem. The proof is one commit.
Sep 8aiMeta’s Muse will send your email, book your table, and ask for your trust