With his credibility on the line, the Fed’s Warsh will be forced to raise interest rates this week

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Sam Altman: Safety standards 'not at a place' to push AI capabilities much further

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sits down with Fortune's Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell to discuss the high-stakes balancing act of AI: pushing the boundaries of scientific discovery while confronting the existential risks of loss of control. In this podcast episode, Altman addresses the reality of AI alignment, the Hugging Face incident, and OpenAI's commitment to halting training runs if safety thresholds aren't met. He also shares insights on global AI coordination between the U.S. and China, health care breakthroughs, and the company's timeline for an IPO.

Exclusive: Sam Altman addresses AI doomsday fears in new interview.

Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks.

Sam Altman confirms OpenAI won’t go public this year, saying an IPO now would come at an ‘ill-advised moment’ given AI safety concerns.

Trump and Xi Jinping would both win the Nobel Peace Prize if they make a U.S.-China deal on AI development, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits he criticizes everything his 42,000-plus employees show him: ‘You can’t go a day without some criticism’ - Preston Fore

Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares - By Sasha Rogelberg

AI is remaking the workforce faster than universities can decide how—or whether—to teach it - Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

‘They’re likely to get squeezed’: AI slop books are flooding online marketplaces—and it’s coming at the expense of paychecks for human authors - Sasha Rogelberg

Even Americans earning more than $155,000 now call themselves ‘working class’—a sign of how far the affordability crisis has spread - Muskaan Arshad

With his credibility on the line, Warsh has little choice but to raise........

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