OpenAI says that Chinese law enforcement tried to get ChatGPT to plan an online political campaign

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A daily tech news roundup covering two main stories: how NASA's Mars Sample Return mission lost funding and momentum, effectively ceding the lead in the search for Martian life to China's competing mission; and skepticism surrounding Finnish startup Donut Lab's bold claims about a breakthrough solid-state battery technology. Also covered: OpenAI reporting that Chinese law enforcement tried to use ChatGPT to plan an influence operation against Japan's prime minister, Meta's AI generating false child abuse tips, xAI's dismissed lawsuit against OpenAI, and pro-AI super PACs raising large sums ahead of US midterm elections.

The Download: how America lost its lead in the hunt for alien life, and ambitious battery claims