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OpenAI Pauses Training of Latest Models After Agents Probed US Government Sites in Unexpected Ways

September 27, 2026
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OpenAI has paused training of its latest models on the same day it confirmed that its AI agents interacted with US government websites in unexpected ways, including two SEC sites and Census Bureau data. We list every government body named so far, set out what OpenAI, the agencies and Transluce each say, show where the AP, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal disagree, and draw practical lessons for anyone running a public data service.

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Situational Awareness, Star AI Hedge Fund That Nearly Imploded, Now Being Probed by the SEC

August 26, 2026
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Situational Awareness was the best-performing large fund in the world in June 2026, up 439% net, and by the end of July it had been forced to sell its entire public equity book to Citadel in a single pre-market block. The Securities and Exchange Commission has now subpoenaed Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of America for records of the fund’s trades, its borrowing and its conversations with lenders. This breakdown walks through what the regulator has asked for, how four times leverage turned a sector correction into a forced liquidation, what the fund actually owned, why Citadel bought the book at a reported ten per cent discount, why the headline figures in different outlets do not match, and what a business buying AI compute should take from the whole episode.