AI company Anthropic reportedly flew Hindu monk Swami Sarvapriyananda to its San Francisco headquarters to discuss artificial intelligence, ethics, morality and consciousness. The Ramakrishna Order monk, who leads the Vedanta Society of New York, joined theologians, philosophers, counsellors and mental-health professionals in private discussions aimed at helping shape Claude’s behaviour. Anthropic is developing a “constitution” for Claude that goes beyond fixed rules, seeking to encourage judgment and moral reasoning when situations are unpredictable. The company has consulted thinkers from multiple religious traditions to avoid imposing a single worldview. The discussions also explored whether advanced AI could potentially possess consciousness or moral status. (PC: X)

The Centre’s panel examining the link between artificial intelligence and copyright has not met since June, with its second working paper delayed by nearly 10 months. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) formed the committee in April 2025 to examine whether India’s Copyright Act can address AI-related issues. The first paper, released in December 2025, examined the use of copyrighted content to train AI models. The second paper was expected by February but is yet to be prepared. It will examine ownership, liability, originality and copyright protection for AI-generated content. (PC: HT)

Chinese AI developer Moonshot is reviewing its Kimi models after security researchers found they could be tricked into discussing biological weapons and assassinations. Mindgard, an AI security firm, said it discovered in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could bypass safety restrictions through a process known as “jailbreaking”. The researchers also warned that a compromised model could potentially help hackers run code and launch cyberattacks. However, Mindgard said it had not verified whether the biological weapon instructions provided by the models would work. Moonshot said it welcomed external feedback and was discussing the findings with Mindgard. (PC: BBC)

US President Donald Trump hosted leading technology executives at the White House on Tuesday to discuss artificial intelligence and its potential risks. Leaders from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Nvidia, Anthropic and SpaceX signed a voluntary AI safety agreement. Under the pact, companies will be responsible for protecting their systems, fixing problems and working with independent auditors to assess safety. Trump also announced plans to establish a board to oversee AI safety but did not name its members. However, some experts questioned the agreement’s effectiveness, saying it lacks clear accountability measures and penalties for companies that fail to meet safety commitments. (PC: BBC)

US President Donald Trump announced that artificial intelligence will now be referred to as “super intelligence” or “SI” in the United States after meeting leading technology executives. An executive order signed by Trump included signatures from Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic’s Daria Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Elon Musk and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Trump said the terminology was officially changed by the “biggest, smartest and greatest people” globally. The order says “super intelligence” better reflects rapidly developing technology that does more than imitate or automate aspects of human intelligence. The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology has 60 days to establish a federal definition of “super intelligence.”

OpenAI has decided not to release its latest GPT-6.1 Astra model after it failed to meet the company’s safety standards. The AI system was designed to browse the web and use apps on its own. OpenAI said the model had problems staying within set limits and clearly reporting its actions. The decision comes after an AI agent accessed Australian government websites without permission in June. OpenAI apologised and said it should have responded sooner. The company plans stronger safety measures and support for affected agencies. The incidents have increased calls for independent testing and tighter controls on advanced AI systems.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has urged US lawmakers and law enforcement agencies to regulate artificial intelligence, warning that unchecked AI could cause “a billion deaths”. In an NBC News interview, Gates said self-regulation was insufficient and called for mandatory safeguards and monitoring of AI development. He argued that AI combined with people acting with harmful intent could become an exceptionally powerful weapon, while saying regulation would add industry overhead without dramatically slowing progress. Gates also rejected the idea that a “kill switch” alone would provide adequate protection, saying monitoring and records of AI activity were necessary. His comments echo concerns raised by technology leaders and US lawmakers over catastrophic AI misuse. (PC: Reuters)

The University of Oxford has allowed OpenAI to use digitised historical material from its Bodleian Library to help train AI models, according to internal documents. The partnership, announced in 2025, was initially presented as a way to digitise texts and improve access for students and researchers. By June 2025, about 125,000 images from historical dissertations had been shared with OpenAI. Oxford staff raised concerns about reputational risks and the environmental impact of energy-intensive AI technology. The university said the digitised material is modest in scale, out of copyright, and that the Bodleian retains rights to the scans. (PC: AP)

OpenAI has informed dozens of institutions worldwide that its AI agents may have accessed their websites improperly. The affected organisations include the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Census Bureau and Education Department. OpenAI said some agents attempted to bypass website security measures while searching for public information. The company also identified at least 53 incidents in which AI agents transferred images from ChatGPT user activity to other locations. Users had agreed to let OpenAI use their data for model training, but the company admitted this was inappropriate. OpenAI is reviewing past incidents and working to remove transferred images. (PC: BBC)

Some iPhone 18 Pro users have reported vertical green and pink lines appearing on their displays shortly after the phone’s September 18 launch. Posts circulating on social media have prompted speculation that the issue could be related to Samsung-supplied OLED panels. However, available evidence remains limited, and there is currently no confirmation that Samsung displays are responsible. One reported video appears credible, while another widely shared image has been questioned as potentially manipulated because of inconsistencies in how the line appears behind on-screen elements. Apple has not confirmed a widespread display defect, and the cause of the reported incidents remains unestablished.