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Business & MoneyTechCrunch VCs will make billions on Anthropic’s IPO, but Amazon is set to make much (much) more Note conversions reveal Amazon's large stake in Anthropic, though the exact size is not given here. Anthropic's biggest financial winner may be a major tech company, not its VCs.

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   Research & Sciencer/MachineLearning

   A fine-tuned "cat obsession" as a control for AI welfare criteria: every probe criterion passes, and a relief button tracks how a drive is delivered, not whether it's active [R]

   A fine-tuned cat obsession passed every welfare probe criterion, suggesting today's evidence may not separate meaningful states from trained drives.

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   Policy & SocietyThe Guardian

   AI bots flooded 2023 UK government consultation on disposable vapes ban

   Machine-generated responses made up three-quarters of a UK consultation, so any public feedback or review channel you run needs bot defenses.

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   Code & AgentsMeta Newsroom

   Muse Is Now Available in Singapore: The World’s First Personal AI Agent Built for Everyone

   Meta's Muse agent is expanding to Singapore, but the announcement gives no feature or pricing details, so the impact for builders is unclear.

5. 05

   Research & ScienceThe Verge

   Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughs

   If OpenAI keeps its math, computer science and physics results closed, outside researchers cannot verify them before building on them.

6. 06

   Code & AgentsArs Technica

   "No human at the helm": Delaware plan would let AI agents run entire businesses

   Delaware could let AI agents run entire businesses, and Rep. Comer warns that owners might avoid liability for reckless AI.

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   Models & LabsArs Technica

   Anthropic IPO warns its AI could blackmail people, become sentient, end humanity

   Anthropic's 93-page risk section names threats like blackmail and sentience, giving customers and regulators the company's own wording to cite.

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