OpenAI sells to government for $1

Meta

Meta's Hyperagents introduces metacognitive self-modification for AI systems, enabling agents to improve not just their task performance but also their improvement mechanisms themselves, demonstrating cross-domain transfer and accumulated progress beyond previous self-improving AI approaches.

Substack

DeepSeek is seeking its first funding round at a $45 billion valuation, with China's state-backed chip investment fund in talks to lead the raise. This marks significant government backing for China's AI sector amid intensifying global competition.

MIT Technology Review

OpenAI dramatically scaled up lobbying spending to $1.76 million in 2024, pivoting from AI safety advocacy to promoting national security narratives that could yield energy subsidies, defense contracts, and lighter regulation. The shift reflects broader industry efforts to position AI development as essential to US competitiveness against China.

Substack

SpaceX plans a $55-119B Texas chip fab with Tesla and Intel to manufacture AI and space-grade semiconductors, securing supply chains for satellites, data centers, and autonomous systems.

CNBC

OpenAI is giving U.S. federal agencies access to ChatGPT Enterprise for $1 through next year, deepening its government ties while pursuing a $500 billion valuation and having already secured a $200 million DoD contract.