OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic's Super Bowl ad campaign, calling it "clearly dishonest" and "on brand for Anthropic to doublespeak," according to a post on X on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The advertisement, which seemingly depicted the impact of ads on ChatGPT, drew a sharp response from Altman, who stated, "We would obviously never run ads in the way Anthropic depicts them. We are not stupid and we know our users would reject that."
The dispute highlights the competitive landscape between OpenAI and Anthropic, the latter founded in 2021 by former OpenAI research executives who reportedly left due to differences.
Meanwhile, in other news, the US House of Representatives took a step toward creating a "commercial" deep space program. A House committee with oversight of NASA unanimously passed a reauthorization act for the space agency on Wednesday. According to Ars Technica, the legislation must still be approved by the full House before being sent to the Senate for consideration. These reauthorization bills, passed every couple of years, provide NASA with a general sense of direction from legislators, distinct from appropriations bills that provide actual funding.
In the realm of streaming and entertainment, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos addressed concerns about the potential merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and movie studios businesses. During a US Senate hearing on Tuesday, Sarandos suggested that the merger would not necessarily lead to higher prices for subscribers, as some fear. The hearing, held by the US Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, examined the competitive impact of the proposed transaction. Sarandos aimed to convince the subcommittee that Netflix wouldn't become a monopoly in streaming or in movie and TV production, Wired reported. Sarandos stated that if the merger made Netflix too expensive, subscribers could always cancel.
With the Super Bowl approaching, consumers are presented with opportunities to upgrade their home entertainment setups. Wired highlighted that it is common practice for manufacturers to drop prices on televisions leading up to the Super Bowl. The publication recommended considering soundbar upgrades and streaming devices to enhance the viewing experience.
VentureBeat explored the challenges faced by Large Language Models (LLMs) in delivering real-time results, citing Instacart CTO Anirban Kundu's "brownie recipe problem." Kundu explained that for LLMs to be truly assistive in real-time ordering systems, they must understand a user's preferences, market availability, and geographical constraints to provide relevant and timely recommendations. For Instacart, the challenge lies in balancing latency with the right mix of context to provide experiences in less than one second.
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