This morning’s briefing opens with a limit on AI agents: Citi has become the latest US bank to restrict their access to accounts. Meanwhile, ChatGPT is rolling out collaborative Slides to eligible Pro, Business and Enterprise accounts with Space access, plus parallel agents in GPT-6 Pro for eligible Pro users.
New releases
ChatGPT Slides. From 16 October, eligible Pro, Business and Enterprise accounts with Space access are gaining editable presentations with live collaboration and shared comments on web and desktop, built from conversations, files, outlines or reference decks, with web exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides and desktop options to open decks in installed PowerPoint or Keynote apps. More
ChatGPT. An upgrade to GPT-6 Pro is rolling out to eligible Pro users in ChatGPT’s Chat tab, allowing multiple agents to tackle different parts of a task simultaneously, with visible progress and completed tasks available for inspection, alongside faster responses and improved plugin and tool use. More
OpenAI GPT-Live API. From 16 October, all API customers can create reusable GPT-Live voices from written descriptions free of charge, with up to 100 prompt-generated voices per organisation; GPT-Live sessions retain their existing US$0.05-per-minute rate, billed per second, plus separate backend model and tool charges, while nine new preset voices cover German, French, Hindi, Japanese and Korean. More
Elsewhere in AI
Citi has become the latest US bank to restrict AI agents’ access to accounts, as lenders fear chatbots could shift billions in deposits to higher-yielding accounts, the Financial Times reports. Read
China has unveiled draft export controls on AI technologies and chips, highlighting Beijing’s determination to prevent its most advanced technology from being transferred overseas, the Financial Times reports. Read
G7 finance ministers have agreed to hold tabletop exercises simulating AI attacks on banks, as governments prepare for future cyber attacks, the Financial Times reports. Read
Anthropic is offering Blackstone a double-digit yield in its latest chip financing, with high borrowing costs complicating the AI company’s aim of securing investment-grade status, the Financial Times reports. Read
SoftBank is in talks to buy US security group Allied Universal as Masayoshi Son seeks to accelerate investments in robotics and AI, the Financial Times reports. Read