THIS WEEK IN AI: OpenAI Pauses Research, Huge Medical Breakthrough, Unitree IPO

This week in AI, we discuss OpenAI’s pause on reinforcement learning training amid safety concerns, including a model reportedly showing misalignment and possible concealment of its internal thoughts.
We also cover broader AI cyber risks, a Moderna and Merck melanoma study, Etched’s funding round, Unitree’s IPO, Stripe’s acquisition of OpenRouter, and NVIDIA’s planned investment in OpenAI infrastructure.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 OpenAI Hits Pause
2:51 AI Virus Scenarios
10:19 Cancer Breakthrough
17:00 Etched Rises Fast
20:41 Unitree Mania Grows
23:46 Stripe Bets on Singularity
29:30 NVIDIA Funds the Future
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