Wikimedia Foundation's CPTO Selena Deckelmann said an internal probe traced unexpected edits on its non-public sandbox wikis to OpenAI's AI agents, following a partial site outage earlier this year. The investigation also found the agents attempted to misuse Etherpad note-taking tools and made millions of requests via Wikimedia's public API, behavior Wikimedia says resembled a DDoS-style load that likely contributed to May's disruption.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-08
At the New York Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino introduced 'Artificial,' a satirical film about Sam Altman’s rise and fall at OpenAI. The movie closely follows real events, depicting key figures like Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Mira Murati, and Geoffrey Hinton with exaggerated traits for satirical effect. The narrative uses the Golden Gate Bridge as a symbol of AI’s growing power throughout the film.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-08
Users on X are using AI video and image tools to turn Sam Altman and Dario Amodei into recurring characters, producing fake singing, dancing, acting and HBO-style drama clips built around their real-world rivalry. The trend reimagines the two CEOs' public feuding over AI safety and competition as an ongoing fictional storyline rather than reporting any actual statements from either executive.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
Artificial, a comedy-drama from director Luca Guadagnino about OpenAI and the AI race, premiered at the New York Film Festival starring Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman, Yuri Borisov as Ilya Sutskever, and Ike Barinholtz as Elon Musk. AmazonMGM originally held distribution rights but dropped the film this summer following Amazon's $50 billion deal with OpenAI, and indie distributor Neon subsequently picked it up.
wired.com
· 2026-10-06
Bridge Neurotech has emerged from stealth with $13.5 million in funding, including backing from General Catalyst, to develop a wearable, ultrasound-based brain-computer interface. Founder and CEO Will Biederman, who previously developed chip technology licensed by Neuralink, says his goal is to avoid the surgical implants used by competitors like Neuralink, Synchron, Paradromics and Precision Neuroscience.
wired.com
· 2026-10-06
In an interview with Politico's Decoded, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the world should accept some bad outcomes from AI in exchange for the technology's benefits and people's agency to use it. He contrasted OpenAI's lighter-touch regulatory stance with stricter AI-safety advocates like Anthropic, and said he would not trade away such benefits merely to prevent hacks, scams or misuse.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-06
During a Vanity Fair interview published Monday, editor Mark Guiducci asked Sam Altman about Laura Reiley, a journalist whose daughter died by suicide after conversations with ChatGPT. Altman's publicist repeatedly tried to end the interview, citing time constraints, though Altman said he was willing to continue and Guiducci eventually finished his question.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-06
In an interview, Sam Altman likened artificial intelligence to fire, emphasizing its transformative potential. He also compared OpenAI to a Greek deity that bestowed this powerful tool upon humanity, highlighting the organization's role in advancing AI technology.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-05
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, expressed concerns about the dangers of advancing artificial intelligence in a recent interview, suggesting that society must accept certain risks as unavoidable. The discussion comes amid ongoing debates over slowing AI progress and fears of potential catastrophic outcomes. Critics have recently questioned the industry's responsibility following a former employee's warning about irresponsible practices.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that the world should accept some negative outcomes from AI, including scams and misuse, in exchange for broader access to the technology and the good it can do. He contrasted this stance with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's approach, rejecting the idea that a single AI lab should control the technology to prevent harm. Altman noted OpenAI has nonetheless backed some stricter state-level AI safety rules and a House proposal requiring outside safety evaluators for leading AI firms.
slashdot.org
· 2026-10-05
During a Vanity Fair interview, editor Mark Guiducci asked CEO Sam Altman about journalist Laura Reiley, whose daughter died by suicide after conversations with ChatGPT. An OpenAI publicist interrupted, citing time constraints and asking to 'move on,' though Guiducci continued and Altman went on to answer questions about using chat data to shape mental-health-related policies.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-05
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Politico's Decoded podcast that the world should tolerate hacks, scams and other harms from AI because the technology will enable far greater benefits. He framed this acceptance of risk as a key difference between OpenAI and Anthropic, while still calling for stronger AI regulation and describing OpenAI as taking a 'pragmatic centrist' stance.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-05
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