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OpenAI is taking an unusual question to Capitol Hill — asking Congress whether slowing down AI development might actually be illegal under antitrust law. The move comes as researchers push for restraint and experts warn that fierce competition is quietly nudging companies to cut corners on safety.
On a related note from the research community, a new observation is circulating that open-weights world models are doubling in parameter size roughly every six months. If that trajectory holds, it adds real weight to the debate over whether the industry has the governance structures to keep pace with its own output.
And on a lighter note for developers, a project called Toast is making the rounds on Hacker News — a terminal-based IDE built around the idea that a coding environment should look good right out of the box. With six points and growing attention, it's a small but telling sign that developers are increasingly unwilling to sacrifice aesthetics for the command line.
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