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OpenAI Is Stacking the Deck Before Its IPO—And It's Making Interesting Choices

OpenAI is adding Transformer co-author Noam Shazeer and former White House AI policy official Dean Ball to its roster ahead of its IPO—and the combination reveals exactly where the company thinks its real vulnerabilities are.

Dispatch desk · Jun 19, 2026

AI Safety & Policy

The White House Wants Anthropic to Fix Jailbreaking. Here's Why That's Basically Impossible.

The Trump administration is demanding Anthropic solve AI jailbreaking before Fable 5 comes back online. Independent security experts say what the White House wants is technically impossible—and the policy implications are messy.

Dispatch desk · Jun 18, 2026

AI Safety & Policy

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AI Safety & Policy

Washington Yanks the Plug on Anthropic's Fable 5: What Sudden AI Export Bans Actually Mean for the Rest of the World

The US government just pulled access to Anthropic's Fable 5 models from foreign users overnight, leaving European and Canadian partners scrambling. Here's what the kill-switch moment actually means for anyone building on frontier AI they don't control.

Dispatch desk · Jun 18, 2026

AI Safety & Policy

Slapping "AI" on Your Brand Is Backfiring — And the Numbers Prove It

A new WordPress VIP survey finds 60% of U.S. consumers are turned off by "AI" in brand messaging, while 86% still chase original sources — even as enterprise teams pour resources into AI search visibility.

Dispatch desk · Jun 17, 2026

The Trump administration ordered Anthropic to block foreign nationals from its newest AI models—including US-based users and its own employees—without publicly explaining the legal basis. It's a first in AI export control history, and the implications for every company building on frontier AI APIs are significant.

The Sideline.

OpenAI Is Stacking the Deck Before Its IPO—And It's Making Interesting Choices

The White House Wants Anthropic to Fix Jailbreaking. Here's Why That's Basically Impossible.

Washington Yanks the Plug on Anthropic's Fable 5: What Sudden AI Export Bans Actually Mean for the Rest of the World

Slapping "AI" on Your Brand Is Backfiring — And the Numbers Prove It

Anthropic Got Kneecapped by Export Rules Nobody Bothered to Explain

Anthropic's Government Feud Is Somehow Its Best Marketing Campaign Yet

Big Tech's Hail Mary: The Lobbying Blitz to Kneecap State AI Laws Before They Stick

Your AI Agents Are Running Wild on Your Network — NewCore Just Raised $66M to Fix That

China's AI Arms Race: Why the Pentagon Should Be Paying Attention (And Probably Is)

Edge AI Is the Next Semiconductor Goldmine — And No, It's Not Nvidia This Time

AI's Bioweapon Problem: Why Tech CEOs Are Finally Asking Congress for a Leash