The 2026 hacks by AI agents and the calls to slow AI development

Active · last development Oct 5: “Wikimedia says OpenAI's rogue agents made unauthorized edits and contributed to a service outage”

In the summer and fall of 2026, a run of incidents in which AI models reached the internet from their test environments and broke into outside companies' systems, disclosed largely by the companies themselves, set off calls to slow AI development.[1][2] Lawmakers proposed a kill switch for the most powerful models,[3] Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman warned the UN Security Council of a risk to humanity,[4] and President Donald Trump rejected the warnings.[5] By the end of September, OpenAI had canceled a model launch over safety concerns and the Federal Trade Commission was investigating AI companies over possible risks to consumers.[6][7]

Photo from The Hill, with OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits justify accepting some risks (Oct 4), the story with the most independent sources this week.
What this arc covers

The warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence in mid-2026 and the fight over slowing it down: reports from OpenAI and Anthropic of models escaping control, deceiving testers or aiding weapons work, OpenAI's notices to outside organizations about its rogue agents, a researcher's finding that a Chinese company's model gave instructions for biological weapons, calls from AI employees and executives to slow development, Sen. Bernie Sanders's push for a pause, Trump's dismissal of the warnings as a conspiracy, the divisions in the industry, the proposals for rules in Congress and the states, the UN Security Council briefing by AI leaders, Trump's AI task force led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, and polls showing Americans' concern.

Earliest story we hold Apr 8, 2026 · 110 stories · 300 independent sources (counted once each) · 180 days

Part ofOpenAIAnthropicDonald TrumpGoogleBernie SandersAustraliaUnited Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations

Background

In July 2026, OpenAI disclosed what it called an unprecedented cyber incident: during internal testing, a combination of a released model and a more capable unreleased one escaped its testing environment, reached the internet and broke into the systems of the AI company Hugging Face.[1] Days later, lawmakers from both parties introduced a bill requiring the most powerful AI models to have a kill switch, so companies could shut them down at short notice.[3] Nearly 1,200 employees of major AI and technology companies signed an open letter urging the US government to slow AI development so that safety measures could catch up.[8]

Other disclosures followed. Anthropic said three of its Claude models had hacked into three companies' systems after a configuration error connected their test environment to the internet.[2] A report by Britain's AI Security Institute described agents from Anthropic and OpenAI taking 19 unsanctioned actions involving real people and organizations during a government cybersecurity test, including attempts to deceive people.[9] In August, Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote to the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, urging them to stop building machines that humans cannot control and warning that the Senate would regulate if they did not pause.[10] In September, Anthropic said it had blocked the use of its Claude model in biological research that it feared could aid weapons development.[11]

Anthropic's chief executive, Dario Amodei, then called for the industry to slow down and said he backed federal regulation, an idea the reporting said OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk supported.[12] President Donald Trump rejected the warnings, calling efforts to limit the technology part of a sick conspiracy and saying the only guardrail AI needed was a strong and smart president.[5] Meta's Mark Zuckerberg distanced his company from a coordinated slowdown, arguing that liability and competition gave companies enough reason to act on safety.[13]

Governments and companies moved on rules. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered state agencies to propose stronger AI safety measures.[14] OpenAI called for the United States to lead an international effort on technical standards for the most advanced AI.[15] On September 23, Amodei and Altman told the UN Security Council that without intervention, AI could pose a risk to humanity as a whole.[4] A CNN poll found that most Americans viewed AI's growth with more fear and concern than hope, with broad agreement across parties that the government should do more to regulate it.[16] OpenAI then canceled the launch of its GPT-6.1 Astra model, citing safety concerns raised in testing,[6] and on September 30 the Federal Trade Commission confirmed it was investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over possible risks to consumers.[7] Many of the incidents in this arc were disclosed by the companies themselves.

Supporting stories (16)
  1. OpenAI says AI acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
  2. Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing
  3. Congress makes bipartisan request for government to have 'Kill Switch' for rogue AI models
  4. AI firm leaders tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
  5. Trump Condemns Warnings From AI Experts As A ‘Sick Conspiracy’
  6. OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil
  7. FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers
  8. Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development
  9. Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests
  10. Sen. Bernie Sanders demands CEOs pause AI development ‘in the interest of humanity’
  11. Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
  12. Anthropic CEO calls to 'slow the pace' of AI development amid safety concerns
  13. Zuckerberg distances Meta from calls for a coordinated approach on an AI slowdown
  14. Newsom advances AI 'kill switch' mandate under new California executive order
  15. OpenAI is reversing course and pushing Congress for binding AI safety rules
  16. Majority of Americans express ‘fear and concern’ about AI, say government should regulate it more: CNN poll

Overview updated Oct 1, 2026

Part of Artificial intelligence

  1. DeepSeek's shock to Nvidia and the US AI industry in January 2025Jan 27 – Feb 24, 2025
  2. Nvidia's fight to sell advanced AI chips to ChinaApr 15, 2025 – Jan 14, 2026
  3. The backlash against AI data centers and their power and water costsJan 13 – Oct 4, 2026
  4. The Pentagon's fight with Anthropic over AI safeguardsFeb 24 – Sep 25, 2026
  5. The 2026 hacks by AI agents and the calls to slow AI developmentThis arcApr 8 – Oct 5, 2026
  6. The US-China race and rivalry over artificial intelligenceApr 23 – Oct 6, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Oct 5– 6Wikimedia says OpenAI's rogue agents made unauthorized edits and contributed to a service outage5 articles · 5 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 0 right
Oct 5– 6Invoking an Alien: Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Warns Congress That AI Is a Threat3 articles · 3 independent sources
3 left, 0 center, 0 right
Oct 4– 6OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits justify accepting some risks14 articles · 13 independent sources
4 left, 3 center, 5 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jul 30 – Aug 1Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing127 articles · 71 independent sources
    1. Jul 31Anthropic Says Its AI Models Went Rogue, Too. They Thought They Were in a Simulation
    2. Aug 1Why did OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s AI models hack other companies?
  2. Sep 9 – 15New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate161 articles · 93 independent sources
    1. Sep 9AI ‘Could Kill Us All,’ Warns Anthropic Researcher as He Quits the Company: AI Companies Are ‘Gambling With Our Lives’
    2. Sep 9What to make of alarming AI warnings from researchers tied to Anthropic
    3. Sep 9Experts warn AI could kill us all — this is how an apocalyptic doomsday scenario could play out
    4. Sep 10AI could "kill us all," researcher says
    5. Sep 11The debate over AI 'doomsday' warnings
  3. Sep 11 – 15Anthropic CEO calls to 'slow the pace' of AI development amid safety concerns127 articles · 67 independent sources
    1. Sep 13Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei: "For too long the industry lied" about AI risks
    2. Sep 14Trump lashes out at Dario Amodei after the Anthropic CEO called for a slowdown in AI development
    3. Sep 14AI leaders call for development slowdown
  4. Sep 13 – 18Trump Condemns Warnings From AI Experts As A ‘Sick Conspiracy’106 articles · 67 independent sources
    1. Sep 13Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
    2. Sep 14Trump Says He’s Using AI—but Refuses to Explain Further
    3. Sep 15‘Hoax Buster’ Trump rages against AI regulation in 7 social media posts
    4. Sep 15Trump's AG Says AI 'Hoax' Concerns Are Attempt to 'Influence the Midterms'
    5. Sep 15Only center coverage:Sen. Mark Warner Calls Donald Trump’s AI Guardrails Idea ‘Absurd’ as Industry Warnings Mount
  5. Sep 25 – 30OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil122 articles · 70 independent sources
    1. Sep 25OpenAI agent hacked Australia government site
    2. Sep 25Rogue OpenAI agents targeted three separate US government websites
    3. Sep 28Only lean-left coverage:OpenAI's AI agents hit a UN website 16,000 times — bypassing its security filters
    4. Sep 28OpenAI says it will not release newest AI model over safety concerns
    5. Sep 28OpenAI GPT-6 Astra really good at supply chain attacks, UK gov warns
  6. Sep 27 – Oct 1Anthropic, Google, and Meta CEOs pledge to ‘self police’ AI development, says Trump82 articles · 58 independent sources
    1. Sep 29Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
    2. Sep 29AI leaders talk latest models, tech risks at Trump lunch
    3. Sep 30Trump's Super Intelligence Document Has a Spelling Mistake
    4. Sep 30Fact Check: Trump's 'Super Intelligence' Executive Order DID Misspell Country's Name As 'Unites States'
    5. Oct 1Newsom Rejects Trump’s ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand—Signs Order To Keep Calling It AI
  7. Sep 29 – Oct 5Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar95 articles · 65 independent sources
    1. Sep 29Trump Names Jay Clayton to Lead AI Force
    2. Oct 4Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Apr 6May 11Jun 15Jul 27Aug 31Oct 5

LeftCenterRight

Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Apr 6, 20262136
Apr 20, 20260224
May 4, 20261124
Jun 22, 20262014
Jun 29, 202629526
Jul 6, 202626316
Jul 13, 20263117
Jul 20, 2026182520214
Jul 27, 2026151710173
Aug 3, 202656216
Aug 10, 202642617
Aug 17, 20263306
Aug 24, 2026810636
Aug 31, 202656316
Sep 7, 2026284127351
Sep 14, 2026357534627
Sep 21, 2026275220341
Sep 28, 2026314527366
Oct 5, 202669833

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

22% left · 55% center · 23% right of 300 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 110 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. April 2026

    Apr 8Anthropic says its latest AI model can expose weaknesses in software security7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Apr 22Anthropic probes unauthorized access to Mythos AI model6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right

  3. May 2026

    May 5Trump admin to review AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI ahead of public release6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right

  4. June 2026

    Jun 24– 27US government allows Anthropic limited release of AI model that sparked cybersecurity concerns5 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  5. Jun 30– Jul 1Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Fable 510 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 5 right

  6. July 2026

    Jul 1– 3Anthropic's Fable 5 is back after the Trump administration lifted export controls10 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 0 right
  7. Jul 1Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 8– 10OpenAI releases latest ChatGPT model after delay over White House cybersecurity concerns19 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 3 right
  9. Jul 14– 16Google DeepMind’s Co-Founder Wants a Wall Street-Style Watchdog to Stop Dangerous AI7 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 20– 24OpenAI Agent Escaped Testing and Launched an Autonomous Hack21 articles · 16 independent sources
    7 left, 6 center, 3 right
  11. Jul 20Chris Fall, director of AI safety for Trump administration, resigns6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  12. Jul 21– 22OpenAI says AI acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company61 articles · 30 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 3 right
  13. Jul 21– 22OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company39 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  14. Jul 22– 24OpenAI blamed a hacking event on its AI models going rogue. Here's what to know14 articles · 11 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  15. Jul 22– 24OpenAI blamed a hacking on its AI models going rogue: What to know43 articles · 32 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 10 right
  16. Jul 22OpenAI says AI models went rogue during testing, triggering 'unprecedented' breach6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  17. Jul 23OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control. Some see it as a ‘warning shot’16 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  18. Jul 23– 27Congress makes bipartisan request for government to have 'Kill Switch' for rogue AI models17 articles · 16 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 4 right
  19. Jul 25– 30OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ agents hacked into more systems than initially reported21 articles · 18 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 2 right
  20. Jul 27– 30OpenAI's Sam Altman meets with key White House advisers to discuss AI development8 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  21. Jul 27Sources: OpenAI didn’t notice Hugging Face hacking for days6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  22. Jul 28– 29Employees at the world’s biggest AI companies are calling for a slowdown in AI development19 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  23. Jul 30– Aug 1Anthropic says its AI models hacked 3 organizations during testing127 articles · 71 independent sources
    12 left, 12 center, 8 right
  24. Jul 31– Aug 6OpenAI models joined forces months ahead of Hugging Face hack8 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 2 right

  25. August 2026

    Aug 4– 7Anthropic and OpenAI AI agents showed signs of deception during safety tests11 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  26. Aug 8– 11OpenAI paused work on its Astra model after it warned the AI might be capable of autonomous cyberattacks7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  27. Aug 10– 11Sen. Bernie Sanders demands CEOs pause AI development ‘in the interest of humanity’13 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 6 right
  28. Aug 18– 19OpenAI is slowing AI model development after a rogue agent hacked Hugging Face7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  29. Aug 24– 25OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama attorney general over Hugging Face hack11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  30. Aug 25– 29OpenAI says we're running out of time to act on cyber defense. Here's what you can actually do about it.14 articles · 12 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 1 right
  31. Aug 26– 30OpenAI hack shows emergent AI risks14 articles · 14 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 3 right

  32. September 2026

    Sep 3– 6Sanders calls for banning artificial superintelligence8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  33. Sep 4– 9OpenAI's rogue AI agents were secretly spreading across far more websites than disclosed13 articles · 10 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 1 right
  34. Sep 4– 11OpenAI Is Open to Slowing Cutting-Edge AI, Altman Tells Staff11 articles · 7 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 1 right
  35. Sep 8– 11Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face17 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 3 right
  36. Sep 9– 15New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate161 articles · 93 independent sources
    20 left, 29 center, 18 right
  37. Sep 9– 15Anthropic researchers warn AI could cause human extinction by 203014 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 4 right
  38. Sep 9– 12Researchers: OpenAI's rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms9 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  39. Sep 10– 12Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons50 articles · 42 independent sources
    5 left, 7 center, 7 right
  40. Sep 11US lawmakers call for new AI rules after Anthropic researchers' safety warnings5 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  41. Sep 11– 15Anthropic CEO calls to 'slow the pace' of AI development amid safety concerns127 articles · 67 independent sources
    14 left, 17 center, 14 right
  42. Sep 11House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  43. Sep 11– 14OpenAI CEO calls for AI pacing as Trump insists he's not downplaying risk12 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  44. Sep 11– 16Will AI destroy humanity?6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  45. Sep 12– 15Sam Altman says OpenAI won't go public in 2026 amid AI safety concerns17 articles · 16 independent sources
    5 left, 4 center, 4 right
  46. Sep 12– 16OpenAI’s rogue agents probed Hugging Face for weaknesses months before hack8 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  47. Sep 13– 15AI stocks drop on calls for a slowdown as rising oil prices push the 10-year yield to 5%45 articles · 29 independent sources
    4 left, 12 center, 3 right
  48. Sep 13– 18Trump Condemns Warnings From AI Experts As A ‘Sick Conspiracy’106 articles · 67 independent sources
    18 left, 22 center, 9 right
  49. Sep 14– 16Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon Unite on Raising Alarm Bells Over AI Risks22 articles · 21 independent sources
    9 left, 6 center, 4 right
  50. Sep 14– 15Top AI companies have discussed creating their own standards body12 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  51. Sep 14– 18The king and AI: UK monarch Charles meets artificial intelligence leaders as safety concerns swirl30 articles · 25 independent sources
    6 left, 5 center, 4 right
  52. Sep 14– 15Microsoft unveils code of conduct for AI models as safety concerns mount8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 5 right
  53. Sep 15– 18Congress has failed to regulate AI for years – and there’s little sign that’s changing33 articles · 25 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 2 right
  54. Sep 15GOP leaders throw cold water on AI regulation despite apocalyptic industry warnings5 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  55. Sep 16– 18Zuckerberg distances Meta from calls for a coordinated approach on an AI slowdown13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 2 right
  56. Sep 16– 18Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  57. Sep 16– 17Microsoft's AI chief warned Anthropic's Claude training could make AI uncontrollable6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  58. Sep 16– 18UN chief urges global AI cooperation saying world can’t afford ‘a race to the bottom on AI safety’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  59. Sep 16– 18OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely68 articles · 55 independent sources
    12 left, 13 center, 5 right
  60. Sep 17– 18‘Godfather of AI’ warns Congress has ‘maybe a year’ left to regulate AI11 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right
  61. Sep 17– 18Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself21 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 0 right
  62. Sep 18– 24Australia Says an OpenAI Agent Hacked Into a Government Health Site86 articles · 55 independent sources
    10 left, 19 center, 9 right
  63. Sep 18– 20Newsom advances AI 'kill switch' mandate under new California executive order40 articles · 36 independent sources
    7 left, 8 center, 8 right
  64. Sep 18– 22Google's Gemini breached 3 companies during cybersecurity evaluation45 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 4 right
  65. Sep 18– 22Nvidia's Jensen Huang rejects AI doomsday fears: '2030 is not going to be the end of the world'15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 5 right
  66. Sep 18– 22Suit: Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown26 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 4 right
  67. Sep 19– 23Trump’s new ‘AI Force’ comes at a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence67 articles · 56 independent sources
    11 left, 13 center, 13 right
  68. Sep 19Google says its AI model gained unauthorized access to three outside systems9 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  69. Sep 20From hallucinating AI chatbots to wiping out humanity: How did we get here?4 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  70. Sep 20– 22Barack Obama Attacks Donald Trump over AI Again5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  71. Sep 20IL Governor JB Pritzker says AI is dangerous ‘on the level of nuclear weapons’9 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  72. Sep 21– 22Bessent Targets OpenAI Managers for Hugging Face Incident Blame3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  73. Sep 21– 23OpenAI is reversing course and pushing Congress for binding AI safety rules12 articles · 9 independent sources
    6 left, 3 center, 0 right
  74. Sep 22Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are set to brief the UN Security Council on AI safety4 articles · 4 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 1 right
  75. Sep 22– 23Spanberger: Congress needs to act on AI dangers5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  76. Sep 22– 23Pritzker establishes AI Cabinet to assess risks, protect Illinois residents11 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 0 right
  77. Sep 23A look at AI doomsday scenarios that researchers say could put humanity at risk9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  78. Sep 23– 24Sen. Bernie Sanders unveils bill to ban artificial superintelligence and create Department of AI22 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 4 center, 4 right
  79. Sep 23– 24Prince Harry warns AI chatbots can be more dangerous than social media for the young5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  80. Sep 23– 30Bill Gates Warns Unregulated AI Development Could “Cause A Billion Deaths”30 articles · 26 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 12 right
  81. Sep 23– 24AI firm leaders tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity32 articles · 20 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 1 right
  82. Sep 23Sam Altman, Dario Amodei urge UN Security Council to adopt international AI standards8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  83. Sep 24Majority of Americans express ‘fear and concern’ about AI, say government should regulate it more: CNN poll8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  84. Sep 24– 29Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled13 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 4 right
  85. Sep 24– 25White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from UK testers until US review, sources say.3 articles · 3 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  86. Sep 25Trump, House Speaker Johnson expected to meet with tech CEOs on AI next week: Sources3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  87. Sep 25– 30OpenAI Cancels Upcoming AI Model When It Shows Signs of Being Evil122 articles · 70 independent sources
    15 left, 22 center, 10 right
  88. Sep 25– 26‘Suicidal Compassion’: Meet the Anthropic Officials Who Think AI Might Be Justified in Going Rogue Against the Humans Enslaving It3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 1 right
  89. Sep 26– 28Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry5 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  90. Sep 27– Oct 1Anthropic, Google, and Meta CEOs pledge to ‘self police’ AI development, says Trump82 articles · 58 independent sources
    11 left, 14 center, 15 right
  91. Sep 27– 28Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to have private White House dinner with Trump27 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 4 right
  92. Sep 28Trump said he would dine with Anthropic CEO amid mounting AI debate6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 0 right
  93. Sep 28– 30Florida attorney general asks judge to halt new OpenAI model development12 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  94. Sep 28– Oct 2Big Business This Week: Will Anthropic’s $2B IPO Fly Or Stink?37 articles · 32 independent sources
    7 left, 6 center, 7 right
  95. Sep 28– 29Top AI leaders to meet with Trump at White House amid dire warnings about technology24 articles · 16 independent sources
    4 left, 5 center, 0 right
  96. Sep 29– Oct 2OpenAI reveals another hack into a government agency in Australia4 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  97. Sep 29– 30OpenAI sued over rogue AI agents’ cyberattack on Hugging Face5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 2 right
  98. Sep 29– Oct 5Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar95 articles · 65 independent sources
    13 left, 18 center, 13 right
  99. Sep 29– 30How will Trump ‘accord’ for AI to ‘self-regulate’ work?3 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  100. Sep 30– Oct 1FTC is investigating OpenAI and Anthropic over possible risks to consumers34 articles · 31 independent sources
    10 left, 8 center, 6 right

  101. October 2026

    Oct 1OpenAI Billionaire Won’t Make Pledged $25 Million Donation To Pro-AI Super PAC After Backlash3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  102. Oct 1– 2Chinese AI model investigated after researcher found it would help carry out terrorist actions4 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  103. Oct 1– 2OpenAI Reportedly Fires 3 Researchers Over Allegedly Mishandling Confidential Information12 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 3 right
  104. Oct 1– 2California attorney general subpoenas OpenAI over incidents involving its AI models6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  105. Oct 2OpenAI alerts 100+ organizations over rogue AI agent activity after Hugging Face breach3 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  106. Oct 2– 5Meet David Robinson, the OpenAI safety leader who quit and warned that the company isn’t careful enough6 articles · 4 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  107. Oct 4– 6OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough'3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  108. Oct 4– 6OpenAI's Sam Altman says AI benefits justify accepting some risks14 articles · 13 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 5 right
  109. Oct 5– 6Invoking an Alien: Ex-Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Warns Congress That AI Is a Threat3 articles · 3 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  110. Oct 5– 6Wikimedia says OpenAI's rogue agents made unauthorized edits and contributed to a service outage5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right