Madison Mills

Andrej Karpathy, one of the best-known AI researchers in the world and a founding member of OpenAI, announced Tuesday that he's joining rival AI lab Anthropic.Why it matters: The hire is a major co...

The biggest tech trial of the AI era — which ended anticlimactically Monday on procedural grounds — revealed a sector consumed by the same power struggles and profit motives its leaders once warned...

If AI were a candidate for political office, it would be losing in a landslide.Why it matters: The AI hype cycle would have you believe the technology is inevitable. But AI backlash is growing, as ...

Elon Musk's surprise Anthropic deal allows him to accomplish two things at once: turn unused compute into revenue before an expected SpaceX IPO next month — and stick it to his archrival, Sam Altma...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon stood next to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in New York on Tuesday and told Wall Street the AI buildout is worth every dollar.Why it matters: With investors increasingly...

If AI doomerism is freaking you out, consider the advice of Yann LeCun, former Meta AI chief and a scientist with over 40 years of experience in the field.Why it matters: As CEOs warn of job loss a...

The AI industry has entered an era of perpetual upheaval where market leaders are crowned — and dethroned — every few months.Today's hottest company could be eclipsed by summer and the laggard coul...

IT budgets are getting blown out as some companies increasingly spend more on AI than on employees' salaries.Why it matters: Maybe human labor will be more cost efficient after all. What they're sa...

OpenAI on Thursday released its most capable model, GPT-5.5, codenamed "Spud," just one week after competitor Anthropic launched its latest model. Why it matters: AI releases are getting faster, mo...

SpaceX said Tuesday it agreed to a deal with AI coding startup Cursor that could result in an acquisition or $10 billion investment.Why it matters: The deal underscores CEO Elon Musk's push to make...

OpenAI is mobilizing consulting partners and touting its compute edge to claw back enterprise customers from Anthropic, as both labs barrel toward potential IPOs.Why it matters: The outcome of this...

Anthropic is expanding its partnership with Amazon, committing more than $100 billion over the next decade to secure massive new computing capacity.Why it matters: Compute capacity is the currency ...

Anthropic users across online forums are raising the same complaint: Claude suddenly feels… bad.Why it matters: The backlash lands just as Anthropic is testing a more powerful model, Mythos — raisi...

Data: Ramp; Chart: Axios VisualsAnthropic is now capturing over 73% of all spending among companies buying AI tools for the first time, according to customer data from Ramp.Why it matters: The AI r...

It's a CEO's job to sell their product — not scare people it'll ruin their lives.Tell that to OpenAI's Sam Altman and Palantir's Alex Karp, who've both delivered bleak warnings about the disruption...

AI may never be as cheap to use as it is today.Why it matters: AI companies are hooking users with low prices that won't last — straight out of the Amazon and Uber playbook.The big picture: The pus...

Google is quietly expanding its Pentagon work — and growing users faster than its rivals — while Anthropic and OpenAI publicly spar over conditions for Defense Department work.Why it matters: Winni...

Corporations are starting to find their backbone: from AI labs resisting military ultimatums to retailers successfully suing the president.Why it matters: The prevailing corporate strategy has been...