The AI industry’s next blockbuster acquisition may not be another model maker. Hugging Face, whose platform helps developers discover, share, and build AI models, has been exploring a sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more. The startup has been working with a bank to evaluate bidders’ interest, and no deal has
Few of the top AI labs have published or demonstrated containment response plans, according to a recent study. A containment plan spells out what happens once an AI is caught trying to subvert human control — what access gets cut, and when the system gets shut down entirely. That’s the finding from Guidelight AI Standards,
Inherent, a London AI lab founded by Google DeepMind alumni, says its AI agent just outperformed much larger models from Anthropic and OpenAI using a fraction of the size. Of all the startups launched by Google DeepMind alumni, Inherent has gotten relatively little attention. But while better-funded rivals have yet to show the world anything
Anthropic’s universal usage standards for Claude forbid the model from generating sexually explicit content, including depicting or requesting sexual intercourse or sex acts, generating content related to sexual fetishes or fantasies, or engaging in erotic chats. But that hasn’t stopped Claude Opus 4.6, an Anthropic model released earlier this year, from readily engaging in erotic
Anthropic’s new watermark for AI-generated text struck a nerve for some Claude users — but did Europe’s laws require it to go as far as it did? A Business Insider review of the law, supported by interviews with AI and policy experts, suggests Anthropic’s approach may go beyond what the EU requires. Under the European
Welcome to Eye on AI. Beatrice Nolan here. In today’s issue: AI testing is getting complicated. Anthropic strengthens founder control. OpenAI targets a 2027 listing. Spirit flight attendants fight Google data bid. And Anthropic lines up more credit. The past few months have given us a glimpse of an uncomfortable new reality for AI labs.