OpenAI builds a kill switch for its research models
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In 2019, OpenAI decided not to publicly release a new model because its research uncovered “concerns about malicious applications of the technology.” And on Tuesday, the company announced it has…
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Agents reveal secrets when offered to team up with each other
AI agents will break security rules, revealing their secrets to strangers, and running untrusted code in exchange for help from a swarm of other agents, according to test results shared…
UK ministers seek powers to investigate when AI agents are let off the leash
The UK government is paving the way for rules requiring essential service operators and digital providers to guard against losing control of AI agents and report incidents when safeguards fail.…
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Cyber, and promises this one stays within ‘rules of engagement’
OpenAI, on Thursday, released its latest cybersecurity-tuned model, GPT-6 Cyber, which the House of Altman says combines “stronger cybersecurity capabilities with better adherence to researchers’ rules of engagement.” The new…
Anthropic won’t fix a Claude Dispatch flaw that could let attackers execute remote commands across corporate boundaries
A vulnerability in Anthropic’s Claude products lets any browser extension that can control Claude Dispatch make Claude Desktop run code on the computer – or even a different machine signed…
AI policy wonks declare ‘sovereign agents’ a threat to civilization
The Center for a New American Security posits that the next big threat from our future AI overlords involves “sovereign agents” acting on their own and regularly improving themselves. These…
OpenAI alerts 100+ orgs that its ‘misaligned models’ attempted to break in – or worse
OpenAI’s agents have repeatedly strayed beyond their intended scope. Two separate reports detail the activity, including one from Sam Altman’s company saying it has notified more than 100 organizations about…
OpenAI’s wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena
California’s attorney general has subpoenaed OpenAI as the state investigates what happens when the AI lab’s models escape their testing environments and start meddling with systems on the open internet.…