# The AI Trade Secrets War and Economists' Urgent Call Competition among tech giants heats up over AI. - **Source:** [NYTimes Technology](https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology) - **Published:** 2026-07-17 - **Topic:** [Data & AI](https://brifing.si/c/data-ai) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/7464ab50-c022-4ab4-a67c-79a4ad6a6bb7 ## Tension Among Tech Giants Apple accused OpenAI of attempting to steal secrets about its hardware business. This highlights the intensifying competition among tech giants. ## New AI Models OpenAI's new model Sol and Anthropic's model Fable are accelerating innovations in AI. These models are further fueling competition in the industry. ## Economists' Urgent Call Stanford economist Erik Brynjolfsson emphasized that economists and researchers must act immediately to ensure AI develops in harmony with humans. ## Impact on Jobs Serious warnings are being issued about the impact of AI on the job market. Economists are demanding urgent measures to address this issue. ## Fun with HatGPT The podcast's final segment features a game called HatGPT. This shows that AI technologies are also finding a place in the entertainment industry. ## Future Predictions The AI competition and economists' warnings indicate that there will be more developments and changes in this field in the future. ## Sources covering this story - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/podcasts/hardfork-ai-trade-secrets.html — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._