Daily AI News — 2026-08-23

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Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research — TechCrunch AI, 2026-08-22 19:00 UTC. Score 10.3 — Built by DeepMind alumni, British AI lab Inherent released Faraday, an AI agent whose ability to replicate scientific papers could be a stepping stone for innovation.
OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill — TechCrunch AI, 2026-08-22 16:30 UTC. Score 6.1 — OpenAI is calling for California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill that the company previously opposed.
Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model — TechCrunch AI, 2026-08-22 16:00 UTC. Score 4.4 — A new study finds leading AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising questions about preparedness as AI systems increasingly demonstrate unexpected and potentially dangerous behavior.
Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors — TechCrunch AI, 2026-08-22 21:46 UTC. Score 3.5 — In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.

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