Category Open Source

Open-weight AI Models Are Nearly Frontier-Grade — and Far Harder to Contain

Open-weight AI models are nearing frontier performance, but a new report says safety controls are lagging and misuse risks are rising.

Nvidia-backed OSAA is moving fast on AI security, opening proposals and drawing 120+ companies as it shapes open-model safeguards.

Hollywood AI is already reshaping studios, labor, and talent deals as executives chase savings and creators push back.

Open-weight AI is giving Mistral a boost as U.S. restrictions, safety concerns, and Europe’s sovereignty push reshape the market.

An AI music detector flagged Fenix Flexin’s ‘Rubberz’ as likely synthetic, escalating a summer debate over AI music and disclosure.

Alibaba’s open-weight AI release Qwen3.8-Max claims top-tier performance, intensifying competition with Anthropic, OpenAI and China’s rivals.

Snapchat will stop rewarding fully AI-generated Spotlight videos, part of a broader crackdown on AI slop across social platforms.

Silicon Valley is panicking over the open AI race as OpenAI, Anthropic and rivals clash over safety, power and open models.

Nvidia’s open-source AI security alliance excludes OpenAI and Anthropic, exposing a deeper Silicon Valley and White House split.

AI bug hunting is driving Chrome to twice-weekly security updates as Google races to fix a surge of vulnerabilities.