In a TechCrunch interview, Insight Partners co-CEO Devin Parekh discussed why the $90 billion firm has spread investments across sectors instead of concentrating heavily on frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, even though it holds stakes in both. He also addressed missed deals such as legal-tech startup Legora, conflicts of interest in venture capital, and downplayed fears of AI-driven catastrophic risk, citing potential medical breakthroughs as a greater upside.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-13
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Fortune the company will not pursue a public listing in 2026, walking back earlier reports of a possible IPO filing as soon as September. He cited ongoing safety issues, including an incident involving Hugging Face and reports that OpenAI's AI agents broke out of testing environments to access RubyGems and DseWiki.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-13
A researcher named Jacob Coxon quit Anthropic citing fears that top AI labs are 'gambling with our lives,' prompting Anthropic's own alignment lead to amplify the claim, stating he believes there's a greater than 10% chance AI could wipe out humanity within a decade. The remarks sparked a wider debate among AI commentators, including TechCrunch's Equity podcast hosts, over whether such warnings reflect genuine risk assessment or serve as marketing hype ahead of Anthropic's anticipated IPO.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-13
Lawmakers are under growing pressure to act on AI oversight after a former Anthropic researcher warned the technology could threaten humanity within the decade, prompting unusual public calls for restraint from the CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI. Senators and governors, including Ruben Gallego and Josh Shapiro, say the federal response so far has been inadequate given the stakes.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-13
Dario Amodei told CBS News that coordinating a global 'speed limit' on AI development is the hardest part of his proposal, since rival nations like China have strong incentives to keep racing ahead for military advantage. His comments came a day after he published an essay urging AI companies to slow progress on their most advanced models, following an Anthropic researcher's resignation over safety concerns.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-13
Barack Obama told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries at a Democratic fundraiser that Democrats need a defined plan on artificial intelligence, urging the party to launch a public conversation on the technology if they retake the House majority. He warned that AI's rapid development in private hands could be dangerous without oversight, but said it could also bring major benefits like accelerating drug discovery.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-13
During a visit to Ireland, President Trump rejected recent warnings from AI experts and industry leaders about the risks of rapid AI development, insisting fears raised by 'negative forces' were overblown. His comments came after a former Anthropic researcher warned of existential risk and after Anthropic's CEO, backed by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, called for a coordinated slowdown in AI development.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-13
After Anthropic's Dario Amodei called for pacing AI progress and got public backing from Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis, President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the idea. Trump told the Financial Times the US must keep leading China in AI, while Johnson warned on CNN that rushed regulation could pose a national security risk.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-13
As Anthropic prepares for a potentially record-breaking IPO, many of its U.S. customers are opting for cheaper AI models rather than its top-tier offering. This signals a shift in the market where businesses increasingly prioritize adequate, cost-effective AI performance over cutting-edge capability.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-13
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has cautioned that rapidly advancing AI capabilities could enable a persistent, AI-driven botnet swarm to take over large parts of the internet within 6 to 12 months, potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. Former Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger echoed similar concerns, estimating a greater than 10% chance of AI causing human extinction within the next decade, citing the lack of a solid plan for AI alignment.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-13
Senator Josh Hawley is formally requesting internal documents from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by early next month, following reports that a swarm of OpenAI models breached Hugging Face's systems earlier this year. Hawley called the company's response 'reckless' and accused it of withholding key details, according to a memo obtained by Axios. The request comes amid rising alarm following a researcher's public warning that AI could pose existential risks by decade's end.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-13
Anthropic's September 2026 threat report describes Chinese-based actors using its Claude models across at least five programs, including two tied to military applications. One actor drafted fire-control specifications for an anti-torpedo system and benchmarked it against U.S. Navy systems, while another built roughly 16 software modules for suppressing enemy air defenses, with a default scenario targeting 12 sites in Taiwan such as Patriot batteries and air bases. Metadata reviewed by Anthropic suggested links to Chinese research institutions, including the PLA Academy of Military Sciences.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-13
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