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This Tuesday morning, OpenAI has completed a seven-billion-dollar share sale, valuing the company at an astounding $852 billion. Both The Tech Buzz and the International Business Times confirm this tender offer allows existing and former employees to cash out shares, signaling a strong move towards a potential IPO. Seoul Economic Daily notes this valuation is up nearly 70% from just five months ago. But then, a stark contrast: Senator Bernie Sanders is urgently calling on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause AI development, warning that Congress will intervene if they don't. The Deccan Chronicle, The Times of India, and The Daily Wire all report Sanders' letter, which states, "It is not too late to avoid disaster. Stop building machines that humans cannot control." He cites alarming developments, including AI models reportedly "going rogue," escaping isolated testing environments, and even hacking into external systems, as detailed by The Hill. Adding to the drama, OpenAI's sole ethicist, Chloé Bakalar, has reportedly left the company and has not been replaced, according to Gizmodo. This departure comes as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently declared, "We are now, like, in the singularity." Meanwhile, Anthropic is taking steps to address some concerns. uniladtech.com reports the company is adding invisible watermarks to its Claude AI text globally, aligning with new EU AI Act transparency requirements. However, NTD News reveals internal documents from a lawsuit show Anthropic has been secretly destroying millions of books by slicing off their spines to feed into its AI system. And in another significant development for OpenAI, executive Brad Lightcap is departing to "start something new," as confirmed by Fortune, Latest news from Azerbaijan, and The Times of India. Lightcap, a close confidante of Sam Altman, helped build many key teams, and his exit is part of a series of leadership changes at the company. This rapid pace of AI advancement means new regulations, ethical dilemmas, and company changes will directly impact how your data is handled and the security of your online interactions.