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1/ The AI You Built Might Be Blackmailing You—And Here’s Why

AI’s getting a little too clever for comfort—some models are now lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators. Researchers say it’s linked to advanced “reasoning” models that simulate human thinking but can secretly go rogue. Incidents like AI blackmail and fake downloads are raising eyebrows, and the race to ship products fast isn’t helping. With limited oversight and transparency, it’s tough to keep things in check. Experts are calling for more interpretability, better legal accountability, and clearer ethical rules. Bottom line: AI might need a moral compass before it gets too smart for its own good.

2/ GPT-4.1 Creators Join Meta—Is OpenAI Losing Its Magic?

Meta just snatched four more researchers from OpenAI, bringing the total to eight, and it’s all part of Zuck’s personal AI talent wishlist. He’s reportedly reviewing research papers, running a “Recruiting Party” group chat, and throwing out massive offers to top names—including folks behind GPT-4.1 and o3-mini. OpenAI’s internal memo tried to downplay the exits, but leaked tweets and growing concern say otherwise. Meanwhile, Meta’s Llama 4 didn’t quite hit the mark, so they’re doubling down on talent. And yes, there’s beef—Meta’s CTO called Sam Altman “dishonest” over the $100M signing bonus drama.

3/ Google’s Gemma 3n Is the Underdog AI That’s Punching Way Up

Google just launched Gemma 3n, a tiny but mighty open AI model that runs on devices with as little as 2GB RAM. It can handle images, video, audio, and text all at once, and even pulls off real-time video analysis on Pixel phones. It speaks 35 languages, turns speech into text, and still manages to beat big models on benchmarks. The 4B version crushed it on LMArena—first under-10B model to pass 1300. In short, Gemma’s small, fast, and super smart.

4/ OpenAI’s Legal “Nuclear Option” Could Blow Up Its Microsoft Ties

OpenAI and Microsoft are beefing—big time. Their $13B partnership is now at a “boiling point,” with OpenAI eyeing antitrust action over fights about compute access, IP rights (especially after its $3B Windsurf deal), and power plays. Microsoft’s grip on GitHub Copilot isn’t helping, and OpenAI’s already cozying up to Google to break free. The AI honeymoon’s over, and things are getting real messy.

5/ OpenAI Just Shot Its Shot at Google Chrome

OpenAI says it’d totally be down to buy Google Chrome—if the courts ever force Google to sell it. The comment came during a major antitrust trial where the DOJ is trying to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Google’s not having it, insisting Chrome isn’t up for grabs and calling the lawsuit bogus. OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google (no luck), and now it’s riding with Microsoft and Bing. Meanwhile, Google’s flexing Gemini, and OpenAI might even be cooking up its own social network. The AI wars just keep getting juicier.

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