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Two Changes in OpenAI’s Rewritten Model Spec Decide Whether an Agent Asks Before It Spends or Sends Email for You

OpenAI's October 29 Model Spec adds an authorization line for costly agent side effects and moves the rule to a level app developers can override.

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Microsoft Switches Pay-as-You-Go Billing On by Default for Copilot Business, Its AI Add-On for Firms Under 300 Seats, From December 1

Copilot Business seats bought through a Microsoft reseller from December 1 come with usage billing on, a 4,000-credit…

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Anthropic’s IPO Filing Says the Person Approving an AI Agent’s Work May Not Catch Its Mistakes

Anthropic's IPO filing says human review of its AI agents may fall short, citing alert fatigue and speed.…

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