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As we enter a new era of AI capabilities, OpenAI is facing increased pressure to spin its research in self-serving ways.

Another round of suspiciously coordinated posting suggests a paid campaign to benefit Innovation Council Action, the $100 million advocacy group fighting for AI deregulation.

The potential violation by SpaceXAI, punishable by fines up to $1 million, will serve as an early test of whether California's new AI safety law actually has teeth.

An OpenAI/a16z-affiliated super PAC appears to be linked to multiple sockpuppet accounts, attacking and parodying their opponents with lewd and offensive memes.

The Midas Project, alongside a coalition including Encode, Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, and Guidelight AI Standards, released "xAI: The Unpriced Risk in SpaceX's IPO."

The firm at the center of OpenAI and a16z’s political operation seems to be spamming social media with pornographic bots, inflating engagement on their clients’ accounts.

Anthropic and its peers don’t seem to be taking California’s data transparency law seriously.

An interview request from a bot posing as a reporter revealed an AI-generated news site with articles attacking AI industry critics. For the second time this month, we found links to Targeted Victory, the firm at the center of OpenAI's $125 million political operation.

An anonymous account spent months attacking OpenAI’s critics with misleading claims and paid ads. We found links to Targeted Victory, the firm at the center of OpenAI's $125 million political operation.

The companies building the most powerful AI systems aren't following their own rules — and no one is making them.

A 24-hour Pentagon deal tested a key safeguard OpenAI promised would survive its pivot to for-profit.

xAI’s acceptance of a controversial deal with the Pentagon marks a significant first step towards AI-powered lethal autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance.

The aggressive campaign against HB 286 contradicts what the White House AI advisor has said about his policy goals.

Weeks after a likely astroturfing effort against the AI OVERWATCH Act, the same playbook is targeting Florida's data center bill.

Inside the super PAC using crypto's playbook to fight AI regulation.

Suspicious similarities in posts from over a dozen conservative influencers including Laura Loomer, Brad Parscale, and Ryan Fournier hint at a coordinated-yet-slapdash effort to stop the AI OVERWATCH Act.

The firm’s investment portfolio is full of companies that have exploited legal loopholes, created disturbing products, and broken the law.

The inaugural report examines Andreessen Horowitz's policy influence and investment record.

The Midas Project commends Attorneys General Kathy Jennings and Rob Bonta... but significant concerns remain about whether this restructuring adequately preserves OpenAI's founding commitments to humanity.

Today, The Midas Project joined a group of 15 organizations calling on state and federal regulators to investigate and enforce laws against xAI.

A coalition of over 100 Nobel Prize winners, professors, whistleblowers, and public figures have released an open letter calling on OpenAI to answer 7 questions.

The Midas Project is a watchdog nonprofit working to ensure that AI technology benefits everybody, not just the companies developing it.

Anthropic’s RSP suffers from a lack of credibility caused by last-minute changes, as well as unclear language that makes it difficult for the policy to be understood.

We believe OpenAI still has a narrow window to reclaim its mission. Here's how.

Elon Musk's company has said nothing about if and when they plan to implement a full frontier safety policy meeting the standards of the Seoul commitment.

Our report reveals that most AI companies are breaking the safety promises they made to the world last year.

The Midas Project is a watchdog nonprofit working to ensure that AI technology benefits everybody, not just the companies developing it.

Here’s a sobering fact: artificial intelligence today is the worst it will ever be. From here on out, AI will only become more and more capable — and dangerous.

The Midas Project is proud to join a coalition of partner organizations calling on tech companies to protect their users from deceptive or misleading synthetic media.

Every month, more and more DC insiders are waking up to the incredible amount of AI progress that may await us in the coming years...

We’ve been clear that one of the main risks posed by products like Devin is the fact that it could be abused to generate and spread harmful and/or abusive material including cyberattacks, automated phishing schemes, and spyware.

If there's one thing to know about the current state of AI development, it's this: Things are moving faster than anyone anticipated.

Why start an industry watchdog organization calling out irresponsible AI developers?

Which companies have actually implemented any form of a “red line” policy, or have made clear their plans to do so?

Despite the many flaws in version 1.0 of Magic’s AGI Readiness Policy, we think this is a meaningful step forward for the startup. We would like to see more AI startups discuss these risks and implement risk evaluation policies.

Following an investigation from The Midas Project, it appears one startup has chosen to eschew risk evaluation policies in favor of rushing to the market.

The need for this letter is, perhaps, emphasized by the fact that many of the employees who signed it only felt comfortable doing so anonymously.

The Midas Project is a watchdog nonprofit working to ensure that AI technology benefits everybody, not just the companies developing it.