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OpenAI is pushing back against criticism after firing several AI safety researchers, calling their dismissals a breach of trust. But former employees say the move sends a chilling message — that raising safety concerns inside the company could cost you your job. It's a tension that goes to the heart of how AI labs govern themselves.
That friction between humans and AI runs even deeper than the boardroom. Writing in TechCrunch, MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues we are neurologically wired to bond with machines, even primitive ones. When an AI appears to care for us, we care back — and Turkle warns that instinct is being quietly exploited by the very products designed to serve us.
Meanwhile, in the crypto space, Ethereum layer-two network Starknet made a striking announcement — it's actively considering breaking away to become its own independent blockchain. The move sent its token surging twenty percent, and Starknet says the transition would make it the first fully quantum-resistant network by two thousand twenty seven. Bold ambitions, if the math holds.
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