A blueprint illustration: a small robot stands with a shield and a heart above it, a sign below it reads "Be Kind." To the right, a plain building stands near a tall coin-stack chart whose top is visibly caved in and recessed, marked with one yellow highlight, labeled "Missing Billions."

Kindness Over Cash

One AI company banned cruelty toward its chatbot. A report found another's revenue is twenty billion dollars smaller than claimed.

#9 · 9 October 2026

News of 8 October 2026

Relevant sources

Anthropic bans ‘abusive or cruel behavior’ toward Claude The Verge
Anthropic changes usage policy to ban model abuse and election interference TechCrunch
OpenAI’s revenue is reportedly $20 billion less than previously projected TechCrunch
OpenAI annualised revenues $20B less than previously signalled cnbc.com · via Hacker News

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