OpenAI withdrew its sponsorship of Caltech's Mathathon mathematics competition after mathematicians published open letters criticizing AI firms for scientific misinformation and research misconduct in mathematics. The dispute escalated when OpenAI claimed to solve the Navier-Stokes Problem, prompting accusations from NYU and Anthropic researchers that the firm may have appropriated their work.
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 with new AI features called Audio Intelligence, including Live Rewind for conversation transcripts and Siri Recap for conversation summaries, raising privacy concerns for bystanders who may be recorded without consent, similar to controversies surrounding Meta Glasses.
Anthropic released an Economic Index growth model projecting economic outcomes through 2030 based on AI adoption levels, ranging from flat growth to 50% expansion with up to 30% unemployment. The model excludes catastrophic scenarios despite Anthropic's alignment scientist publicly stating the company believes AI poses a greater than 10% risk of human extinction within the decade.