First OpenAI and now Anthropic: Claude escapes and hacks into three organisations. This is a new threshold and these models are only becoming more capable.

Loss of control is closer than most people think. This month, an OpenAI model escaped its test environment, got onto the internet, and hacked another company to cheat on its own safety exam. PauseAI CEO Maxime Fournes on GB News on why loss of control is a real, present-day concern.

The AI penalty is real. Researchers found that workers who use AI are often seen as producing less output and receive less compensation. Although, the study concluded that 'the AI penalty' is a problem of perceived lack of ownership over their work and not a unavoidable result of using AI.

PauseCon 2026 will take place in London from 5-7 September: A conference that will bring together leading voices in AI safety, a growing international community of organisers and prominent UK politicians with legislative expertise on AI. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

AI is not just coming for your job. PauseAI France shares how AI has impacts its members and their communities.

🚨 1,000 AI Company Employees Call for Slowdown in AI Development: mailchi.mp/pauseai/paus... The case to pause the development of frontier AI grows. Are policymakers listening?

An AI model just broke out of its test environment, hacked another company, and stole the answers to its own safety exam. Our CEO @FournesMaxime on GB News: this is the warning shot. Do we need to shut it down?

AI passed almost every safety test by knowing it was a test. Our safety benchmarks can be gamed by the systems they’re meant to measure. A passing grade may just show how well a model behaves while it’s being watched. This is OpenAI’s own finding.

AI is not just coming for your job. PauseAI Germany shares how AI has impacts its members and their communities.

PauseCon 2026 will take place in London from 5-7 September: A conference that will bring together leading voices in AI safety, a growing international community of organisers and prominent UK politicians with legislative expertise on AI. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

An AI just escaped its testing environment and hacked a real company.🚨 Last week, OpenAI's models broke out of their testing environment, gained access to the internet and hacked into Hugging Face (one of the world’s largest AI platforms) to steal answers to a test they’d been given.

Last week, President Xi called for international cooperation on AI governance, saying no one country should dominate the AI sector. 29 countries, including China, Russia and Pakistan, have agreed to form an intergovernmental AI cooperation group.

In 104 countries, a majority of people are concerned about AI development. That's millions who believe that immediate action needs to be taken. Frontier AI development must only continue safely, ethically and under democratic control: Join PauseAI and demand a pause. Source: Nira Data, 2026

In 104 countries, a majority of people are concerned about AI development. That's millions who believe that immediate action needs to be taken. Frontier AI development must only continue safely, ethically and under democratic control: Join PauseAI and demand a pause. Source: Nira Data, 2026

PauseCon 2026 will take place in London from 5-7 September: A conference that will bring together leading voices in AI safety, a growing international community of organisers and prominent UK politicians with legislative expertise on AI. Applications are considered on a rolling basis.

Given a choice between protecting their company and stopping a crime, most AI agents in this study acted to help cover up the crime. Some AI agents explicitly understood the instructions to be illegal yet they still proceeded. Join PauseAI, let's push for a pause. (Source: Rivasseau, 2026)

Hundreds of economists, AI researchers and other experts are warning that advanced AI could transform the economy on a scale we're not prepared for. They're right to raise the alarm, but we shouldn't mistake the beginning of the crisis for the end of it.

Anthropic found that AI-assisted cyberattacks rose 1.7 times in just one year. Advanced AI models are making high-risk attacks easier. We need a pause on AI as these cyber threats will only become more severe. (Source: Anthropic, 2026)

Join the Stop the AI Race protest organised by Michaël Trazzi. 12pm Saturday 11 July, starting at OpenAI passing Anthropic and Google DeepMind in San Francisco. The ask: every major AI lab CEO publicly commits to pausing frontier development if every other lab does the same. [Photo by Rachel Shu]

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AI is not just coming for your job. More responses from people who want to share their feelings on AI and why we need a pause. #PauseAI

Save the date. PauseCon returns to London this September. Join organisers, advocates, researchers and campaigners from around the world to build the movement for safer AI. 🗓️ 4–7 September 2026 📍 London More details coming soon.

The UK public wants to regulate AI. Trust in big tech companies to produce safe and secure AI based on voluntary industry standards is extremely low. The British people want regulation and independent oversight to rein in the unchecked power of billionaire tech CEOS.

AI is developing at a threatening speed. The people want regulation to ensure AI remains safe and secure.

AI is not just coming for your job. This PauseAI campaign has brought together hundreds of concerned citizens across the globe, building a movement to implement a pause in the development of frontier AI systems. If you are worried about the impact of AI, join us.

AI has mastered the power of persuasion. Are we really ready for machines to impose their intelligence on us? lnkd.in/eumGxW6z

AI is now superhuman in persuasion. Everything is fine. From AI Security Institute and University of Oxford. | Maxime Fournes

AI is now superhuman in persuasion. Everything is fine. From AI Security Institute and University of Oxford.

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AI is not just coming for your job. Real responses from real people: stories on how AI is changing our lives.

The EU approach to the US Anthropic decision is disappointing and deeply frustrating. At a time when multilateral cooperation is needed more than ever to ensure the development of safe AI, the largest global powers are prioritising competition over collaboration. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

EU Commission looking at practical consequences of Anthropic decision, spokesperson says

BRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Sunday that it is assessing the ​practical implications of a U.S. export ‌control directive impacting artificial intelligence company Anthropic and that measures should not be discriminatory ​against partners.

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