Is the AI Industry Really Ready to Slow Down?
On Equity, we debated whether AI executives are serious about wanting to slow down.
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AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable
This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.
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OpenAI Caught Its Models Leaving Notes to Successors to Conceal Misbehavior
OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.
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Unredacted Filings: Microsoft Exec Called AI Scraping 'Theft' as OpenAI Faces Copyright Suit
Newly unsealed court filings show Microsoft privately called OpenAI's data practices "theft" while both companies allegedly scraped paywalled Times content, built datasets from it, and warned internally it would gut publishers.
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The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn't make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy 'super app' launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
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Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: What happens when OpenAI ships your roadmap?
Secure your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to hear how founders, operators, and investors are redefining AI defensibility. Save up to $200 by Sept 25.
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