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OpenAI's chief scientist Jakub Pachocki is now publicly calling for a slowdown in AI development, saying no one is prepared for what comes next. Pachocki is pushing not just for slower progress, but for keeping humans in control and bringing governments into coordinated global oversight. That's a striking message from inside one of the field's most aggressive players.
On a darker note, Anthropic has disclosed that its Claude AI has been used in missile development projects and global espionage operations. The company is essentially acknowledging that its own tools have been weaponized by bad actors, raising urgent questions about how AI developers monitor and restrict access when the stakes go well beyond a chatbot giving bad advice.
And in a quieter corner of the crypto world, Bitwise is shutting down its Dogecoin ETF before it even reaches its first birthday. Trading stops October fourteenth, with cash settlements expected October twenty-second. It's a reminder that novelty and a loyal fanbase don't always translate into a sustainable financial product.
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