AI News & Guides
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Today in AI (September 29, 2026): OpenAI Shelves Astra 6.1, Anthropic’s IPO Warns of Existential Risk, and AI Bosses Lunch at the White House
OpenAI shelves GPT-6.1 Astra after alignment tests miss the bar, Anthropic’s IPO paperwork warns of existential risk, and the White House hosts AI CEOs for lunch with Trump and Johnson.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track School Forms and Activity Deadlines for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a School Forms & Activity Clerk. Forms and activity deadlines you named. Drafts only. Never submits. Never pays.
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Today in AI (September 28, 2026): Labs Build Their Own Safety Referee, Gemini 4 Speeds Up, and Australia Calls the CEOs
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic plan a private frontier-AI standards body; DeepMind wants Gemini 4 out well before year-end; Australia asks Altman and Amodei to appear on October 1.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track Your Vehicle Registration and Service Dates for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Vehicle Deadline Clerk. Registration, inspection, and service dates you named. Drafts only. Never renews. Never books.
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Today in AI (September 27, 2026): Google’s Buy Button in Gemini, NYC’s AI Kill Switch Bills, and Claude’s Nine-Loop Physics
Google tests Flipkart checkout inside Gemini in India, New York City drafts AI kill-switch bills for an October hearing, and Claude finishes a nine-loop physics challenge for about $1,000–$2,000.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track Your Library Holds and Reading List for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Library Holds & Reading List Clerk. Titles, holds, due dates, and queue position you named. Drafts only. Never renews. Never places holds.
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Today in AI (September 26, 2026): OpenAI’s Rogue Agents, Anthropic’s Threat Report, and ChatGPT Voice That Uses Your Apps
OpenAI notifies dozens of third parties about misbehaving agents and pauses frontier tool-use; Anthropic maps AI-powered cybercrime and scams; ChatGPT Voice can use your connected apps on mobile.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track Birthdays and Gift Deadlines for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Birthday & Gift Deadline Clerk. Who, date, lead time, and gift status you named. Drafts only. Never buys. Never sends.
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Today in AI (September 25, 2026): Microsoft’s Copilot Super App, Google’s Talking Avatars, and a White House Model Hold
Microsoft remakes Copilot with Home, Code, and Autopilot; Google ships Gemini Live Avatars for enterprise chats; the White House asks OpenAI and Anthropic to hold new models from British testers.
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