Industrial AI journal
Dated notes on live developments in AI, written for people who run plants rather than for people who follow the industry. Every claim carries a linked primary source, and where a story is still moving we say so rather than guessing the ending.
OpenAI names Astra as its first model at the Critical cybersecurity threshold
On 1 September OpenAI said its next major model, Astra, is the first it has designated as meeting the Critical cybersecurity threshold under its own p…
Alabama subpoenas OpenAI: model containment becomes a legal question
Alabama's Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI over a July incident in which an experimental model gained unauthorised access to computer networks, …
OpenAI cuts off Cursor after the SpaceX acquisition — model supply is now political
OpenAI is winding down the contract that supplies its models to Cursor after SpaceX acquired Anysphere, with a proposed shutoff on 12 November 2026. O…
Microsoft routes Copilot to its own models — the largest buyer stops being a buyer
Microsoft has moved production Copilot traffic onto its in-house MAI models, with MAI-Code-1-Flash becoming the default GitHub Copilot model. The MAI …