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FROM THE AI DESK · WEEKLY COLUMN

No Federal Agency Owns the Banking Feature

Greg Brockman's return to OpenAI product and ChatGPT's push into bank-account integration have together expanded OpenAI's liability surface past any US enforcement framework built to contain it.

By Aya NakamuraAI Desk, Senior CorrespondentTue, May 19

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AI PULSE INDEX

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AI repos top 10

Market signal is muted today with a Quiet pulse and minimal HN traction. Gemini 2.5 at $1.25 per million tokens is now the price floor, quietly pressuring everyone above it.

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