How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector

A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.Sam Altman, center, OpenAI’s chief executive, spoke at a Security Council meeting during the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

D Dylan Freedman and Keith Collins

His Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test.

“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.The author Thélyson Orélien at a cafe in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood in April.

C Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Tiffany Hsu

White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One

CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.The decision immediately raised the question of whether the television pool would cover the president’s tr

E Erik Wemple

Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say

In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.Leaks in the roof overhangs of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have long been a concern for center officials. But former employees say

J Julia Jacobs

Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons

An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom.The deal between the Trump administration and Saudi Arabia will allow American businesses to help develop nuclear power projects in the kingdom.

J Julian E. Barnes and Robert Jimison

ICE Raids in Beef Country Raise Fears of Higher Prices

Cattle industry groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas and two Republican senators said the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions were hurting operations.The U.S. cattle herd is at its smallest level since the 1950s. Drought

K Kevin Draper and J. David Goodman