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Today’s Headlines:
OpenAI Signals New Focus on Emotional Impact of AI Conversations - A new blog post from Joanne Jang, OpenAI’s head of model behavior and policy, reveals the company is closely tracking how people form emotional connections with ChatGPT—and is actively designing its AI to avoid encouraging the perception that it is alive. As ChatGPT becomes more conversational and widespread, the company says it’s prioritizing research into users’ emotional well-being and the ethical consequences of AI companionship.
OpenAI Secures $200 Million Pentagon Contract for AI Tools - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $200 million contract to OpenAI, marking the company’s first publicly listed agreement with the Pentagon. The one-year contract will focus on developing prototype artificial intelligence capabilities for both warfighting and government operations.
Google Plans To Cut Ties With Scale AI After Meta Acquires Major Stake - Google was previously Scale AI’s largest customer, relying on its network of human annotators to label the high-quality training data used to develop large language models, including those behind Google’s Gemini. But Meta’s entry has triggered concerns that working with Scale could now expose Google’s research priorities or intellectual property to a rival.
New York Passes Landmark AI Safety Bill Targeting Frontier Models - New York lawmakers have passed the RAISE Act, a new bill aimed at preventing high-risk artificial intelligence systems from contributing to large-scale disasters. If signed into law, the bill would establish the country’s first legally mandated transparency rules for the developers of frontier AI models—those trained using vast computing resources and capable of generating powerful, unpredictable outcomes.
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