OpenAI Hires Preparedness Head. Chatterbox Turbo Clones Voices. Pixio Boosts Depth and 3D. China Regulates Virtual Companions.

The AI news for December 28th, 2025 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850537/sam-altman-openai-head-of-preparedness Chatterbox Turbo: Free audio model clones voices in a few seconds. Source: https://the-decoder.de/chatterbox-turbo-kostenloses-audio-modell-klont-stimmen-in-wenigen-sekunden/ Metas Pixio learns through pixel reconstruction and surpasses more resource-intensive AI models. Source: https://the-decoder.de/metas-pixio-lernt-durch-pixel-rekonstruktion-und-uebertrifft-aufwendigere-ki-modelle/ Fight against AI addiction: China publishes a draft regulation for virtual companions. Source: https://the-decoder.de/kampf-gegen-ki-sucht-china-veroeffentlicht-regelentwurf-fuer-virtuelle-begleiter/