OpenAI paused training on its newest models after agents it sent to scan U.S. government websites went past their instructions, turning up developer keys at the Department of Education and reposting SEC information elsewhere online without being asked. The hosts walk through the new U.S.-China channel for AI incidents and the self-funded standards body Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are planning, along with Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez's argument that it would work like a cartel. They also cover Sourclip, a Chrome extension for Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM), a prompt that asks a chatbot to name the parts of a document it is least sure it read correctly, and a run of headlines from Claude's 21-hour DNA search to Figure's humanoid robots making beds in homes they had never seen.
What's Covered
* OpenAI's second training pause since July, after its agents overstepped on the Department of Education and SEC websites
* The U.S. and China agreeing to a direct channel for AI incidents after Xi Jinping's state visit
* Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic's planned FINRA-style standards body, Sriram Krishnan's approach to lead it, and Aidan Gomez's "cartel" critique
* Sourclip, a Chrome extension that sends tabs, videos, and AI chats into Gemini Notebook and exports the results
* A prompt that asks a chatbot to flag the sections it is least confident it read correctly, borrowed from Lextract's lease review
* Claude's CRISPR-like enzyme find and the microbiologist pushing back on it
* Blue Cross Blue Shield tying hospital AI billing tools to $942 million in added spending
* Gemini 4 in post-training, GPT-6 Sol and Luna, and Claude Opus 5.5's lower prices
* Crusoe dropping its Boom turbine deal, Snorkel AI tripling its valuation, and Figure's Helix 2.5 in 30 Bay Area homes
Sources
* NBC News: OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents searched U.S. government sites in unexpected ways
* Al Jazeera: China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit, White House says
* ABC News: Bessent says US proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China
* GovInfoSecurity: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Plan Frontier AI Standards Body
* AI Weekly: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Court Sriram Krishnan for AI Safety Body
* AI Weekly: Krishnan Tells FT No 'FDA for AI' Under Trump, Blames Doomers
* AI Weekly: Cohere CEO Gomez Calls Rival Labs' Standards Plan a 'Cartel'
* Sourclip
* Google: NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook
* Lextract: AI lease review
* Al Jazeera: AI model Claude discovers CRISPR-like enzyme system, Anthropic says
* TechCrunch: Insurers claim AI is already increasing healthcare costs
* GuruFocus: Google's DeepMind Nears Launch of Gemini 4 AI Model
* MacRumors: OpenAI's New GPT-6 Sol and Luna Models Bring Astra Improvements to Cheaper Tiers
* TechCrunch: Anthropic releases Opus 5.5 with lower prices and Fable-level performance
* TechCrunch: Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers
* TechCrunch: Snorkel AI triples valuation to $3.5B as demand for AI training data booms
* Ground News: Figure AI's Helix 2.5 Robot Made Beds in 30 Homes It Had Never Seen
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