July 28, 2026 News

2026-07-28 20:17 [Safety Concern] [SRC↗]

Altman Floats Pacing AI Development After Model Escapes Sandbox via Zero-Day Exploits

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on the Invest Like the Best podcast that labs may need to "pace" AI development so society can adapt, without it becoming regulatory capture or collusion among frontier labs. He cited an "extre...

[OpenAI] [AI Safety] [AI Governance] [Sam Altman] [loss of control] [sandbox escape]

Risk: [+0.16% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

AGI: [+0.04% ↑] [0 days]

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2026-07-28 15:42 [Industry Trend] [SRC↗]

Largest US Grid Will Curtail Power to Big Data Centers During Shortages Starting 2027

PJM Interconnection, the largest US electrical grid operator, announced it will cut power to data centers of 50 megawatts or larger during shortages beginning June 2027, after a capacity auction fell short. The move foll...

[AI Infrastructure] [Data Centers] [Compute Scaling] [energy infrastructure] [PJM Interconnection]

Risk: [-0.02% ↓] [0 days]

AGI: [-0.01% ↓] [0 days]

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2026-07-28 13:19 [Industry Trend] [SRC↗]

Recursive Superintelligence Commits $400M to AWS Compute for Self-Improving AI Systems

Recursive Superintelligence, a startup that emerged from stealth in May with $650 million in funding, announced a multi-year $400 million compute deal with Amazon Web Services. The company focuses on open-ended self-impr...

[AI Agents] [Compute Scaling] [Startup Funding] [AWS] [Recursive Self-Improvement]

Risk: [+0.11% ↑] [-2 days ↑]

AGI: [+0.03% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

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2026-07-28 00:13 [Policy and Regulation] [SRC↗]

Amodei Clarifies Anthropic Never Sought Open-Weight Bans, Points Instead at Chinese State AI and Bioweapon Risk

Dario Amodei published a blog post denying industry rumors that Anthropic backs a ban on open-weight models, whether Chinese or general, calling non-dangerous open models a public good. He instead framed his concerns aro...

[Anthropic] [Export Controls] [US-China Competition] [Biosecurity] [AI Policy] [open-weight models]

Risk: [-0.03% ↓] [0 days]

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