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‘I don’t need help’: Meet some of the AI resisters who smell their own extinction

Scott Segal, a 53-year-old social worker, is going in: “I think everyone who works in a replaceable field or trade should be planning ahead.”

14.04.2026 5

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AI is so sycophantic there’s a Reddit channel called ‘AITA’ documenting its sociopathic advice

A study, published in the journal Science, tested 11 leading AI systems and found they all showed varying degrees of sycophancy.

29.03.2026 10

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Matt o'brien

Microsoft is picking up a Texas data center project OpenAI didn’t want, in a telling sign of how far they’ve drifted apart

The two companies will be neighbors on the same Abilene tract of land, showing how things have changed since Microsoft was once OpenAI's exclusive...

27.03.2026 9

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Pentagon officially defines Anthropic as ‘supply chain risk’

The decision appeared to shut down the opportunity for further negotiation with Anthropic.

06.03.2026 10

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Google Gemini was a deadly ‘AI wife’ for this 36-year-old who resisted its call for a ‘mass casualty’ event before his death, lawsuit says

“Our models generally perform well in these types of challenging conversations ... but unfortunately AI models are not perfect,” Google said.

05.03.2026 7

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Former General sees Pentagon painting ‘bullseye’ on Anthropic but warns, ‘they’re not trying to play cute here’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, but hasn't walked away from talks, either.

27.02.2026 8

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Showdown between buzzy SF tech company and Trump admin ramps up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic's CEO a Friday deadline to open the company's artificial intelligence...

25.02.2026 10

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How Modi’s AI handholding moment backfired as Sam and Dario refused to play along

“I didn't know what was happening,” Altman later said, adding he was “confused, like when (Modi) grabbed my hand and put it up."

20.02.2026 7

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Matt O'Brien

Anthropic’s $380 billion valuation vaults it next to OpenAI, SpaceX among largest IPO candidates

Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, said Thursday its valuation grew after it raised $30 billion in its latest round of funding.

13.02.2026 10

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Matt O'Brien