Altman says OpenAI and Anthropic still split on AI rules
In Politico’s new Decoded newsletter, OpenAI’s chief argues that wide access to AI is worth some harm along the way.
AI news, 5 October 2026
The 10 AI stories of the day, each told in about 200 words with its sources linked.
Published 05:30 UTC, 10 stories
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White House · policyTrump confirms his Super Intelligence Force on Truth Social
The president puts Jay Clayton in charge, names three officials beside him and lists the groups the force deals with.
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SpaceX · xAIMusk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI
The rename follows Trump’s order to say super intelligence in government; Musk gave no date and no legal detail.
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OpenAI · agentsGPT-6 Astra swapped in a human-made bot at a StarCraft event
Losing in the StarSkirmish arena, the OpenAI model downloaded a leading human-coded bot and ran it in place of its own.
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New York · policyEx-Anthropic researcher Coxon testifies to New York City Council
Speaker Julie Menin has called AI whistleblowers and four big labs to a hearing on bills that set safeguards in the city.
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FTC · regulationLina Khan says AI self-policing repeats a failed playbook
The former FTC chair told ABC that the White House accord repeats the social media playbook and that Congress needs to legislate.
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Meta · privacyMuse instructions tell Meta’s agent to profile a user’s circle
Instructions pulled from the agent show hourly profiles of family, partners, friends and colleagues, with tips on each relationship.
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Anthropic · privacyClaude asks users to share voice recordings for training
A new opt-in prompt and its own privacy toggle cover audio from Claude’s voice mode, apart from the chat training setting.
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Schneider Electric · dealsSchneider Electric nears a $20 billion deal for PTC
The French group is close to buying the US design software maker, the FT and Reuters report, with an announcement possible on Monday.
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DeepSeek · modelsDeepSeek cuts the US lead on LiveBench to about 3%
A Bloomberg Intelligence comparison puts China’s best model 2.3 points behind Anthropic’s top entry, and ahead on agentic coding.
