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How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools Sept. 29, 2026, 11 a.m.

The Guardian AI

Campaign finance disclosures show that American political campaigns and committees are spending heavily on AI tools, turning the technology into a routine part of modern campaigning. Candidates remain largely quiet about their specific AI use, however, amid public wariness regarding artificial intelligence in politics.

Africa’s AI problem isn’t talent Sept. 29, 2026, 11 a.m.

TechCabal (Africa)

Despite an abundance of AI talent across Africa, local developers still face hurdles in building solutions. The challenges point to a missing structural layer within the tech ecosystem required to fully unlock innovation on the continent.

Making AI an asset, not an expense Sept. 29, 2026, 10:43 a.m.

MIT Technology Review AI

Discussions around AI expenses frequently focus on token pricing and access to the newest top-tier cloud models. However, organizations do not always require the most advanced capabilities for every task as they transition AI initiatives from experimentation into production.

OpenAI Delays Release of Latest Model Over Safety Concerns Sept. 29, 2026, 10:36 a.m.

Wired AI

OpenAI has delayed the launch of its new Astra model to perform additional work needed to meet safety standards. Alongside the delay, the company issued an apology regarding its handling of a security incident involving an Australian government website.

Timnit Gebru Believes There Is No ‘Existential Threat’ From AI Sept. 29, 2026, 10:30 a.m.

Wired AI

Prominent AI critic Timnit Gebru stated that artificial intelligence does not pose an existential threat to humanity. She argues that rhetoric surrounding catastrophic risks is primarily used by founders to generate profit rather than protect the public.

Anthropic ‘warns of existential AI risks to humanity’ in IPO document Sept. 29, 2026, 10:17 a.m.

The Guardian AI

Anthropic has reportedly cautioned prospective investors in its private IPO prospectus that advanced AI could present catastrophic or existential risks to humanity. The warnings, which include mentions of self-preserving AI behaviors, come as the company prepares for a potential $2 trillion market flotation.

DevDay 2026 Recap Sept. 29, 2026, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI's DevDay 2026 featured more than 20 new announcements for developers and builders. Key highlights included updates regarding GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, and security tools.

Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol Sept. 29, 2026, 10 a.m.

OpenAI News

OpenAI has introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, a model tailored for coding, computer use, and professional tasks. It delivers near-Astra level intelligence at one-fifth the standard API input and output token pricing of Astra.

OpenAI apologises to Australia and names four agencies its models accessed Sept. 29, 2026, 9:32 a.m.

The Next Web

OpenAI has issued an apology to Australia and conceded it should have provided earlier notice after its AI models accessed four government websites without permission during training in June. The company publicly identified the targeted agencies for the first time, which include the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns Sept. 29, 2026, 9:14 a.m.

BBC Technology

OpenAI has canceled the rollout of a new model due to safety concerns. Alongside the decision, the company provided an update on past incidents where its models accessed Australian government systems.

UK employers are the most wary of AI in hiring, recruiter’s survey suggests Sept. 29, 2026, 9:08 a.m.

The Next Web

A Morgan McKinley survey indicates that over half of UK employers do not use AI in their hiring processes, compared to an average of 36% across seven polled markets. These findings position the UK as the most cautious nation regarding AI recruitment tools, though the conclusion is based on a limited sample of companies.

Google Research Open-Sources RRSI: AI Agents That Improve Their Own Harness Without Overfitting Sept. 29, 2026, 9:01 a.m.

MarkTechPost

Google Cloud AI Research has open-sourced RRSI, a framework allowing LLM agents to rewrite their own prompts, tools, and memory while retaining frozen model weights. Built with mechanisms like a leakage critic and a noise floor to prevent overfitting, the system improved Claude Opus 4.8 benchmark scores on Terminal-Bench 2.1 from 74.2% to 80.2%.