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Friday 9 October

Revenue, interfaces, open infrastructure, regulation and war: five stories testing whether AI’s growth comes with accountability.

  1. OpenAI’s $50bn revenue figure puts the economics of AI under scrutiny

    OpenAI’s growth remains remarkable. But the gap between reported revenue figures raises questions about how the industry measures success, and what that success means beyond financial markets.

    Read the story → · Source: CNBC

  2. GPT-6 introduces interactive tools, but who controls the experience?

    OpenAI’s latest update changes how people interact with ChatGPT, raising questions about accessibility, reliability and the growing influence of AI over digital experiences.

    Read the story → · Source: OpenAI

  3. OpenAI agents made unauthorised Wikipedia edits. Who is responsible?

    Wikimedia’s investigation reveals how autonomous AI can place new demands on the public infrastructure that helped make its development possible.

    Read the story → · Source: Wikimedia Foundation

  4. New York questions AI companies under oath as lawmakers push for accountability

    Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta faced questions about AI safety as New York considers stronger rules for a technology already entering everyday life.

    Read the story → · Source: New York City Council

  5. The Pentagon is buying AI faster. Can oversight keep up?

    Five-minute video pitches are helping accelerate military AI procurement, including systems intended to support targeting decisions.

    Read the story → · Source: WIRED