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PYMNTS covers artificial intelligence as it transforms payments, commerce and financial services, from generative AI and agentic commerce to fraud detection, underwriting and customer engagement. Our reporting pairs breaking news with proprietary data and expert analysis to examine how AI is reshaping business models, operational efficiency and competitive dynamics across the connected economy.
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OpenAI to Allow US Government Early Access to Frontier Models
June 05, 2026

OpenAI will allow the U.S. government to assess the capabilities of its artificial intelligence models before the company releases them, the company’s head of countries, George Osborne, said Friday (June 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Anthropic Calls for Frontier AI Freeze to Prevent Self-Building Tech
June 04, 2026

Anthropic suggested Thursday (June 4) that frontier artificial intelligence developers should slow or pause their efforts and give societal structures and alignment research time to keep up with the advancing technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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House Members Propose Replacing State AI Laws With National Standard
June 04, 2026

Two members of the U.S. House released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to create a federal framework for governing artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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The $25 Billion Fleet Breakdown Problem Finally Has a Fix
June 04, 2026

A typical commercial truck generates more than 25,000 data points daily from onboard sensors. Until recently, most of that data sat unused. Fleet managers learned about problems when trucks stopped moving, not before. That’s the gap a wave of artificial intelligence (AI) investment is now...

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Anthropic President Says Training Costs Drive AI Companies Toward Public Market
June 04, 2026

The cost of training AI models is driving companies like Anthropic to go public, Anthropic Co-Founder and President Daniela Amodei said Thursday (June 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Meta Eyes $200-Per-Month Price Tag for Hatch AI Agent
June 04, 2026

Meta is weighing an up to $200-per-month subscription for its consumer artificial intelligence agent, The Information reported Wednesday (June 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Employees Say Claude Is the AI They Can’t Work Without
June 03, 2026

Consumers increasingly use different artificial intelligence (AI) tools for different parts of their lives. OpenAI’s ChatGPT remains the platform people choose for personal tasks, while Anthropic’s Claude has emerged as the platform workers are most likely to view as essential to getting their jobs done....

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Sam Altman Aims to Shape AI Collaborations in Washington Meetings
June 03, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with lawmakers and White House officials Wednesday (June 3), a day after President Donald Trump signed an artificial intelligence-focused executive order, CNBC reported Wednesday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Meet the Jobs That Didn’t Exist Before AI
June 03, 2026

Box CEO Aaron Levie told The New York Times that artificial intelligence has created 13 new job categories at the company. He didn’t frame it as a displacement story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...