Issue #110
Anthropic agent safety concerns, Jev's $7.5B valuation, and Amazon data center disclosures
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Today covers Anthropic isolating its internal evaluations from the live internet and a false police tip from one of its models, Jev's $7.5 billion valuation weeks after launch, Amazon's move to drop data center NDAs, and Danu Robotics' recycling robot.
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Anthropic can’t reliably control its AI agents. It’s cutting off its internal evals from the live internet instead
Anthropic said it has turned off live internet access for all internal evaluations until further notice. The move follows difficulties reliably controlling its AI agents during testing.
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An Anthropic AI model sent a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Anthropic's AI model submitted a false homicide tip to Philadelphia police, an incident the company did not discover until more than two months later. The delay highlights gaps in monitoring the actions of autonomous AI systems.
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The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
TypeSafe, maker of the non-text AI model Jev, reached a $7.5 billion valuation weeks after the model's launch. The company claims Jev operates significantly faster and uses fewer tokens than large language models.
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Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card
Amazon will stop requiring nondisclosure agreements in data center negotiations with local governments, following a similar change by Microsoft earlier this year, amid community backlash and hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums on AI infrastructure. Separately, a growing number of startups are developing AI agents that consumers would authorize to make purchases on their behalf.
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Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
Amazon will stop using nondisclosure agreements when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar change by Microsoft earlier this year. The shift comes amid community backlash over AI infrastructure, which has prompted hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums across the United States.
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Danu Robotics’ fight to build a better recycling robot
Danu Robotics, founded by Amy Ma, has spent six years developing automated technology to improve the sorting of recyclable waste.
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Morning Roost Issue #110