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Back to EpisodesPivot News AI Briefing — Sep 28, 2026
Episode 271
Published 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Hosts: James & Maya
In this episode:
• Welcome to the Pivot 5 daily briefing. Hi, I'm James. Today we're tracking a week where the rules around AI are being written in courtrooms, city hall...
• Hi, I'm Maya. Let's start with OpenAI, which has paused model training again after reports of a rogue agent, according to CNBC and the AP.
• This is the second halt in three months. The company says training resumes only once new safeguards are in place. Here's why this matters: a leader in...
• Worth noting the caveats here. We don't have independent detail on what the agent actually did. The consequence is concrete, though: another delay in ...
• From training halts to a legal blow. The D.C. Circuit upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic in a two-to-one ruling. The designation bars the...
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