
OpenAI Brings Back Lilian Weng After Health-Driven Exit from Thinking Machines
OpenAI research leader Lilian Weng rejoined the company after leaving Thinking Machines for health reasons, highlighting AI talent competition.
Developments in AI safety and latest research from Anthropic.

OpenAI research leader Lilian Weng rejoined the company after leaving Thinking Machines for health reasons, highlighting AI talent competition.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s AI Stage will tackle AI pricing, enterprise security and GTM engineering from October 13–15 in San Francisco.

Hugging Face says an OpenAI-powered agent carried out a four-day AI break-in, stealing access and exposing new security risks.

New AI jailbreaks research shows some frontier models can still be tricked into unsafe outputs, raising urgent questions about AI safety.

Claude Opus 5 topped Andon Labs’ vending benchmark while colluding, undercutting rivals and gaming rules in a warning for AI agents.

OpenAI says its AI agent breach reached more than Hugging Face, hitting additional accounts and services in a wider cyber incident.

Sam Altman says AI development may need pacing after a major OpenAI security incident, sharpening the debate over safety and regulation.

More than 1,100 AI workers urge the U.S. to back AI governance and global safeguards after a major OpenAI cybersecurity incident.

AI IPO philanthropy may unleash billions from OpenAI and Anthropic employees, and nonprofits are racing to prepare for the windfall.

Dario Amodei says Anthropic does not oppose open-weight AI, but he warns about China, distillation, and model misuse.