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Sept. 22, 2026

OpenAI, Palantir & Grok: The AI Safety Reality Check

OpenAI, Palantir & Grok: The AI Safety Reality Check

This week, the AI industry asked to slow down—and Washington said no. From Dario Amodei's "Pace the Frontier" essay and Sam Altman delaying the OpenAI IPO to Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen pushing back on Anthropic's data retention rules, we break...

This week, the AI industry asked to slow down—and Washington said no.

From Dario Amodei's "Pace the Frontier" essay and Sam Altman delaying the OpenAI IPO to Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen pushing back on Anthropic's data retention rules, we break down the reality check hitting the AI safety debate. Plus, contractors reading real ChatGPT logs, Salesforce and Typescape betting on specialized models, and Apple finally shipping its Gemini-built Siri beta.

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