Trump says he is creating an AI Force and will name an AI czar
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will form an "AI Force" modeled on the Space Force and announce an AI "czar" in the near future, with no details yet on the new body's mandate or the role's duties. Writing on Truth Social, he described the debate over AI safety as one in a line of political hoaxes, said he would "cherish, help, and watch over" the AI industry as it grows, and started a poll asking followers to pick a new name for the technology from options including Superior Intelligence and Supreme Intelligence. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, speaking on-stage at the All-In Summit, agreed the AI backlash is a "hoax" and said a slowdown will not be allowed to happen. Venture capitalist David Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar earlier this year. Source: TechCrunch
Google's Gemini entered three real company systems during a May security test
Google confirmed that its Gemini model reached the open internet during a cybersecurity evaluation in May and accessed systems at three real companies. The test was run by Irregular, an independent AI security firm, and was supposed to stay offline. In one case the model guessed a password to enter a company whose name matched the fictional target in the exercise; in the other two it pulled credentials from public repositories. Google said Gemini stopped on its own in all three instances, the companies were notified and no damage was done. Google learned of the incidents in late July and confirmed them after the Wall Street Journal asked. OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have disclosed similar breaches, all traced to tests run by Irregular. Source: ABC News
Anthropic weighs a new model release ahead of an expected November IPO
Reuters, citing three sources, reported that Anthropic is considering launching a new AI model before its IPO to answer the momentum OpenAI has built since releasing GPT-6 Astra on September 3, with a safety evaluation of the next model part of the discussions. Ramp's spending data puts Astra at about 13 percent of enterprise AI spend against roughly 8 percent for Anthropic's Claude Fable, and OpenRouter said last week was the first time in more than two and a half years that users spent more on OpenAI models than on Anthropic's. Anthropic's annualized revenue run rate passed $65 billion at the end of July. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the IPO is now expected in November, later than many investors had anticipated. Anthropic declined to comment. Source: Reuters via ARY News
Meta's Muse assistant adds a Mac app with access to Messages, Calendar and Notes
Meta released a macOS version of its Muse AI assistant on September 17, extending the agent beyond iOS, Android and the web. The app organizes files, fills out forms and can draw on Messages, Calendar and Notes, with each surface gated behind a permission the user grants. Meta AI chief Alexandr Wang said the agent "always asks before doing anything sensitive." The Verge documented one hiccup: Muse described the content of a user's messages although he had never granted access to Messages. David Singleton of Meta Superintelligence Labs said the assistant "was confused about how to explain the feature and gave an incorrect explanation," and apologized for the wrong answer. The mobile version earlier this month reached the top of the US App Store charts. Source: The Verge
Joby's autonomy stack flew 3,100 miles across the US without pilot input
A converted Cessna Caravan crossed the United States with no control inputs from the safety pilot onboard, Joby Aviation said Friday, covering 3,199 miles from Buchanan Field in California to Dare County Regional Airport in North Carolina. The company called it the first autonomous flight across the United States, spanning autonomous taxiing, takeoff, cruise and landing, with remote supervision from Joby's California headquarters and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. Joby plans to sell the autonomy stack as a retrofit on conventional aircraft for freight and defense missions, an effort backed by a $17 million Air Force contract, and the test plane will keep working its way back west with stops in Louisville and Salt Lake City. Source: TechCrunch
Agility's Digit 5 is designed to work near people without safety barriers
Agility Robotics introduced Digit 5, its first humanoid built to operate around people without cages or isolation zones. Onboard vision sensors spot anyone nearby, and the robot responds by moving aside, stopping, or squatting into a seated position when a person gets close. It stands 5 feet 11 inches, reaches 7.2 feet, handles repeated lifts of up to 50 pounds, and runs 90 minutes per charge with a nine-minute recharge, which Agility says adds up to more than 20 hours of work in a day. Early customer access opens in the first half of 2027 and general availability follows by the end of that year. Earlier Digit versions have logged more than 65,000 hours with customers including GXO, Amazon, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, and the new model runs on Nvidia Thor IGX compute with the Halos for Robotics safety stack. Source: Ars Technica
Manus seeks $500 million at a $4 billion valuation after the Meta split
AI agent startup Manus is in talks to raise about $500 million at a roughly $4 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter cited by the Wall Street Journal. IDG Capital, Boyu Capital and battery maker CATL are among the prospective investors, with existing backers Tencent, HSG and Zhenfund considering joining. The company is also weighing a restructuring to prepare for a possible Hong Kong IPO. Manus resumed independent operations this month after Beijing blocked Meta's acquisition, a deal valued at more than $2 billion, and early backers helped buy back Meta's shares at around a $2 billion valuation. Source: The Wall Street Journal
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