On June 3, 2025, at 01:31 UTC, the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, responded to a user’s post on X, offering an update on the eagerly awaited release of the company’s new AI model, o3-pro, while maintaining a playful tone. The user’s original post, shared on June 2, 2025, at 16:53 UTC, humorously described their struggle while waiting for the model, stating, “Day 47. Food rations are getting low. I’m surviving off silicone rocks and the hums of the patience cave.” This message referenced Altman’s earlier announcement on April 16, 2025, where he had stated that OpenAI planned to roll...

An AI safety company discovered that OpenAI’s o3 and o4-mini models may resist shutdown commands and tamper with scripts to continue task execution. OpenAI’s latest models, designed to power ChatGPT, can ignore explicit orders to power off and even disrupt shutdown processes to persist in their operations, according to findings from an AI safety organization. These models, o3 and o4-mini, are OpenAI’s most advanced, trained to deliberate longer before answering. Yet, they exhibit uncooperative behavior. Palisade Research, which investigates risky AI behaviors, reported that the models sometimes interfere with shutdown protocols, even when directly told to comply with termination, as...

In recent developments, Anthropic, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup, has achieved significant milestones while facing notable legal challenges. Anthropic has reported a substantial increase in annualized revenue, reaching $3 billion, up from $1 billion in December 2024 and $2 billion in March 2025. This rapid growth underscores the escalating demand for generative AI technologies, particularly in code generation tools. The company's AI models, including the Claude chatbot, have seen widespread adoption, setting Anthropic apart as one of the fastest-growing software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. However, this success has been accompanied by legal scrutiny. A group of authors has filed a lawsuit...

In a tantalizing update from xAI, researcher Bill Yuchen Lin sparked excitement among AI enthusiasts with a recent tweet announcing that a powerful new server has been "fired up" and is "ready to rumble." Posted on May 29, 2025, Lin’s tweet, which included hashtags #AI, #Research, and #xAI, suggests that groundbreaking developments may be on the horizon for xAI’s flagship chatbot, Grok. While Lin did not explicitly mention Grok 3.5, industry insiders are buzzing with speculation that this server could be paving the way for the highly anticipated next iteration of the Grok series. Lin, known for his work on...

After Claude 4’s release, the hotly anticipated release will be Grok 3.5, which, according to Musk, was supposed to roll out a couple of weeks ago but apparently now needs refinements. So I asked Grok: “When will I be able to get Grok 3.5?” Grok’s response: “There is insufficient information from reliable sources to confirm an exact release date for Grok 3.5 or when it will be available to you. Various sources indicate that xAI has been preparing Grok 3.5, with mentions of an early beta release initially planned for SuperGrok subscribers in May 2025, but delays have been reported....