AI News, May 14, CoT-Guard Monitoring Gap & Safer Kids Story Models | Midnight Signal AI

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Today's lead: arXiv cs.AI — CoT-Guard: Small Models for Strong Monitoring In this episode: - arXiv cs.AI: CoT-Guard: Small Models for Strong Monitoring - arXiv cs.AI: Children's English Reading Story Generation via Supervised Fine-Tuning of Compact LLMs with Controllable Difficulty and Safety - arXiv cs.AI: Language Model Goal Selection Differs from Humans' in a Self-Directed Learning Task - GNews Sam Altman: Sam Altman defends himself as a 'honest and trustworthy businessperson' in trial testimony - Fortune - GNews Jensen Huang: Nvidia’s Huang a ‘bargaining chip’ in China - Semafor - GNews Claude model: This week in AI research: Fields medalist says GPT-5.5 Pro did PhD-level math in an hour, Anthropic teaches Claude to 'dream' - R&D World - GNews GPT new model: OpenAI Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over ChatGPT’s Alleged Role as Deadly Drug Advisor - TipRanks - GNews Jensen Huang: Nvidia To Partner With British Startup To Work On ‘Next Frontier Of AI’ - International Business Times Question: What's the one AI story today that you think most people are missing? Sources (selection): 1. arXiv cs.AI — CoT-Guard: Small Models for Strong Monitoring https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12746 2. arXiv cs.AI — Children's English Reading Story Generation via Supervised Fine-Tuning of Compact LLMs with Controllable Difficulty and Safety https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13709 3. arXiv cs.AI — Language Model Goal Selection Differs from Humans' in a Self-Directed Learning Task https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03295 4. GNews Sam Altman — Sam Altman defends himself as a 'honest and trustworthy businessperson' in trial testimony - Fortune https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxOU0xWMU9nY3FKSE9ZQ2pWRnlvTFk3eTZ2SGhKY3d6bW12RXpZd2ozWlBuOWFib1dFMFQtdjhXR05HMmgyUHNmU0dra2RSNG5CVVVTQXJCTlB2SEZOZHRjS0RBdzdiZDFnZzJCUlp2b09QdzJ2UWo3cUIteXpuOENmcnp3?oc=5 5. GNews Jensen Huang — Nvidia’s Huang a ‘bargaining chip’ in China - Semafor https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPVHpLS2hnUXhyRXVLR29YRFNRMlhvOW9JQ01mY0RsdFpaLU80LVd6ZENkV1h2RlQwN09Ub1ZlOEo1VUNTVU5sbV9TX3VXU3NfRGJ2OUpkRjdEVTFrV1NpZ04wZUM2aWJCTFItaFZHYTl3Ukk0c05vTUVORnJ1c24yYmVKdTR4dEg1Ry1jdWxhQk1VbU1G?oc=5 6. GNews Claude model — This week in AI research: Fields medalist says GPT-5.5 Pro did PhD-level math in an hour, Anthropic teaches Claude to 'dream' - R&D World https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5wFBVV95cUxPWllmU19JT3ZCZkRxMWg5cXRxYklyLW5DSFo0VjVzTGl2YWctaW1mTTJjbEs1bnBXTURHVS00SHhITFlDbThZd1FqdVIyQWNxYXdoNEhxY0F2am1ZZmg5dWZfLTFMckJ4REY2ZGhkd3lUWGxUX3Q2X1Y5Q3Z6bjlxYmgzbnlIQkg0eVdUOUtuQjFfZHlaSVJNRTNiNGEwaG4xOW1DeW9PNDctc05RRXc3bjlRTkdaTUVpWlRIZjZsdThxd0Jub1RoRWN1Ym5ZVEJXaVhzUVUzNUtKRFNpcmVaRlRicTBscUk?oc=5 7. GNews GPT new model — OpenAI Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over ChatGPT’s Alleged Role as Deadly Drug Advisor - TipRanks https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPQ0YwVVZzRVZhMlRqN2JYazNXNjFUMTJHVnZWajYycDE1NFZ5OEpDcGp5UUFSU2hhc3Z4YTk1M1FvcWo1MVVFeVZfYUh1dXphQU1RZnFaYS1YNmVQSXdlWTZIMkJFcjFJYVhiSDFFNzdmb3FuXzBmZW1tYzQxbjNMYzBXR1BfMEptVWNQdklYT2RqOHJkUV81WmJvZWRXRFJ4TTVaYUREelBJeHQ0Q3ZoZ0RFVHlrQQ?oc=5 8. GNews Jensen Huang — Nvidia To Partner With British Startup To Work On ‘Next Frontier Of AI’ - International Business Times https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxNWHBWMmk3dGJCSEt2ak4ycXJKWFJqUXBIQUZEcmRjWEhCcjVxRlRQZjRNTGo1ZUl3Ym5VNXdjY01Yb2ZpR21OZFY1N1BqWFZaY3VtdV9Ud3pOVUVwaFpEbXhqRUZ5bkR6S2RseE1DMXktcU00dlpXV05nZEtIUWlxb0ZtSmdyNzFQc2lhYw?oc=5 9. GNews Mark Zuckerberg AI — Meta loses EU court battle over use of publishers’ content - The Times https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNNXNtN0c2OHRhY3o4bnUxM0NRcTlhdDZSTzJDYnFReGR3SHQwVGhlc0x2VE9YOW9oR1E2c2RTcno1YzZ6Z1dBWTlDXzdJejN3aGFieUE2WjVkc2NweWQ4eHFaXzJ4aGNyT2llZ3FWRWRWNEZ6SlQ1RXpxNmlKc0s1aFlhQVZnY0xjNW5mZmg2bTN4c2lwYm41YVVvV240bGhUZEZodzRR?oc=5 10. GNews GPT new model — Lawsuit blames ChatGPT maker OpenAI for bot helping plan a mass shooting - yoursun.com https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7wFBVV95cUxNU3dtbnhvcm9QQ1VmQm8zbUE5MGNMM3lnMkZvMVFRbGExRS1xMmlGbUZHN0RXLTlVV2pxNXVvVFVHaXRuSHhOakgtTzNZamZjUDEtQzhvbjZ1VVQ3S1R1bEVCWTE5S1BucDlOZi1aNno4RllkVHFKNUp5WkhiY2Zlc1NnNjVpUFdMOXIwS2ZpTUotQm9NRU1KVndlanJxVUs5SGhTel85SE5va1BNMVpRNlphdjdSU1gxQVlaeWlHNldldXNCb2hEQ0pzOGdKcHFQek14Tk9JQVRLUWJWWVlZSG5fdFo2NEYwXzFWczFRcw?oc=5 11. GNews Elon Musk AI — xAI Southaven power plant operating 46 unpermitted turbines, MDEQ says - The Commercial Appeal https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7gFBVV95cUxOZkxuYW56eG1CWGYxS1NnX3dMN2I1UWtyUnNELUpSWEs3aDFDMGk3dnBUck5XUmNLRy00cG96X2tHWXpWUGstV0J6UEhJcURpOHNnUG9fc2gtTDZ3aUl3dUtfaGdlUGs2Q25LSmJ6aEo4d05DRnNRUDB6SUFEUHd0RDB2NkRNUEt3aGxsUEo4TjJqcXJsVUxKNXBVRVRLWEozT0lkZHRWaWdSY3JXV01ydFUteng5RzE5OXp1NFd0M0ZhT0pqczBFZkRVRmd6MGtPUlRGbGZGOWt0VXlyaG1kMHVjSFNiT0JZbXhTMEZB?oc=5 12. GNews Dario Amodei — How Anthropic Could Take an OpenAI Supplier Off The Table - The Information https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikwFBVV95cUxQeEZZc1VWcTlibk9UT3VOM3c4c0N0aWlHSjNveHFkcHNjbE5uMUpJYkcxcmU3clUyeEc3dVctRjc0dEVZSjVHd2oteVBrZE90dTFqVno4M1g0QnVaWjVTWFhjV0t4M0RXandPTEFiSWk0Ri1rRzIxcXFSNGhDTmh0Z2JGWnpLZmhPb3BRNGJNWDNyU00?oc=5 13. GNews GPT new model — 'If ChatGPT Were A Person, It Would Be Facing Charges For Murder' — FSU Victim’s Family Sues OpenAI - Dallas Express https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxNZ0swN0xMeTBrczBBa1phTFFKX3c4eGdKdWVNVzJUTzR3LU50NGJ2UlFMTllEbndvRDJUU1NTTUxtUnViZ1RJdEE0a2NFYmdfTUFRV3lwd3ZDdmVKdXo1bUlLSG9nbWRrV1FVY21aSHlBVG9UcEdaT0M3QlZhemdEZ0l4cmNNNldfZElacE9Pd2JzNXptTDBwR0lGNHFsU3VOZVRsOVJmWk00NkRzc2pnUlVZUlBkdWNlbDZqSnpXOU8yOUJBQjN1bFJpM2FpS3NQNktF?oc=5 — Automated brief. Reporting may evolve after publication.