AI News today - August 03rd - Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI...

Today's top AI news stories — 2026-08-03: 1. Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started mak 2. Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development." 3. Sam Altman pushes for slower AI development pace OpenAI's Sam Altman is calling on the AI industry to 'pace the rate of AI development,' signaling a shift in rhetoric from one of tech's most prominent figures. The statement comes amid growing concer Full briefing: https://ainews.q-sci.org/blog/post_2026-08-03.html