AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
In various tests, solo AI agents invented versions of basketball and “the floor is lava.” But were they truly playing?Sarah...
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Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’
Anthropic announced today that it’s creating a “public benefit fund” that will give the company “increased flexibility and scale” to...
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
In Brief Posted: 9:30 AM PDT · October 18, 2026 Image Credits:Character.AI After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier...
Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns
Meta recently updated its commercial terms of use, declaring that the company can “use any content from domains, web pages,...
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year, according...
Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says
Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with...
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Replit, the AI coding platform that has become a favorite of startup founders and developers, is no longer working with...
How Itaú is building generative AI for its entire customer base
With ia.i, a conversational interface, and the IARA governance platform, Itaú is applying its AI First strategy to customers and...
Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
Available only for MIT Technology Review subscribers. Listen to the session or watch below Can AI design new life forms?...
India becomes the latest country to report rogue AI agent activity
AI agents from multiple providers accessed personal data and confidential material at Indian organizations during research and testing, India’s cybersecurity...