Anthropic is updating its policy to let its AI tools end interactions in extreme cases of repeated, purposeless cruelty toward its models. The company says ordinary frustration, pushback and testing are not covered.
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The UN says livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s planned firing-squad execution would amount to torture. Lawmakers, rights advocates and a Fort Hood shooting survivor have also questioned making the execution public.
Three former OpenAI safety researchers say they were fired for speaking up about risks. OpenAI denies that account, saying an investigation found they mishandled sensitive information.
South African jurist Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work on international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says the institutions that uphold it are under pressure.
Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers agreed on ending the Iran war and pausing the federal gas tax but clashed sharply over tariffs, Israel, health care and immigration in their first televised Michigan Senate debate.
Curtis Flowers, who spent nearly 23 years in prison after six trials over four Mississippi killings, has died at 56. The Supreme Court overturned his final conviction in 2019, and the state dropped the charges in 2020.
An ICE agent shot a man in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood Thursday. The man’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, and officials called for a full account of the shooting.
Trump donor Eric Deters says Kimberly Guilfoyle sought $100,000 toward a credit card bill in exchange for access to administration officials. Her lawyer disputes the authenticity of messages Deters provided to reporters.