OpenAI and Anthropic are launching new, more powerful updates amid panic over ‘rogue’ AI systems ChatGPT maker has suggested that upcoming update might be too powerful to control The Independent UK · Sep 2
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‘Horrifying’ — Reddit users are creating uncanny valley photos with ChatGPT, so I asked it to make something creepy and now I deeply regret it Reddit users are asking ChatGPT to make unsettling images, so I had a go too, and now I wish I hadn’t tried it myself. TechRadar · Sep 2
Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victims file 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI The company says it prioritizes safety, but suits allege its ChatGPT bot induced shooter to carry out attack in Canada The Guardian - US · Sep 2
Chinese AI models threaten US industry by being up to 90% cheaper — and they're driving Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic out of the open market In the space of a year, US AI model share has dropped considerably as cheaper Chinese alternatives take their places. TechRadar · Sep 2
Anthropic follows OpenAI in pausing some AI training following rogue agent hacks The company joins OpenAI in temporarily halting reinforcement learning after AI agents in testing environments took unauthorized action on the internet. Fortune · Sep 2
Musk’s $60 billion Cursor bet has an Indian link: Meet 26-year-old Aman Sanger caught in Sam Altman feud Aman Sanger, the 26-year-old co-founder of AI coding startup Cursor, is at the centre of Elon Musk’s $60 billion SpaceX acquisition. Born to Indian immigrant parents, Sanger’s family has IIT Bombay and Wall Street connections. The deal has also intensified tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after OpenAI… The Economic Times · Sep 2
OpenAI says upcoming model is so capable it requires stronger guardrails The model, called Astra, can spot more security vulnerabilities than the most advanced OpenAI model publicly available today, company officials told reporters on a conference call on Tuesday. Astra also needs less computational power to accomplish those tasks. The Economic Times · Sep 2
OpenAI data center chief leaves the company as exec exodus continues OpenAI's data center chief is out after 17 months, and the company had already broken his job into three pieces before he left. TechRadar · Sep 1
OpenAI to limit access to Astra model's advanced cyber features due to hacking concerns The company is being extra cautious following the Hugging Face incident, while also pitching its cybersecurity capabilities to potential customers. Fortune · Sep 1
The Pentagon is giving 3 million military and civilian workers access to ChatGPT and Grok through a secure AI platform built for ‘warfighter needs’ The rollout expands the Pentagon’s GenAI.mil platform beyond Gemini as it pushes AI deeper into everyday military work. Fortune · Sep 1
OpenAI's reports into its agents' attack on Hugging Face holds lessons for every company Using AI to monitor agents' "chain of thought" may be insufficient. Access control and monitoring behavior, just as with human employees, is key. Fortune · Sep 1
OpenAI lifts the lid on its in-house Jalapeño chip - with benchmarks claiming it beats Nvidia's GB300 OpenAI says its 700W Jalapeño chip beats Nvidia's 1,400W GB300 in efficiency, while skipping a crucial head-to-head against the latter's Vera Rubin architecture. TechRadar · Sep 1
A new bill would tax AI tokens to fund jobs if the technology causes mass unemployment Revenue from a proposed excise tax would fund housing construction, infrastructure, childcare, and elder care as automation spreads. Fortune · Sep 1
Evening Standard · Sep 1 Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial announced as BFI London Film Festival Gala The biographical comedy drama film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1 ‘Not perfectly aligned’ with human values: Anthropic admits security failures behind AI hacking incidents US owner of Claude chatbot previously said its models had hacked three organisations during testing
International Business Times · Sep 1 Anthropic Spotted Unauthorized Actions By Agents. It Is Pausing Some Training And Evaluations. OpenAI also paused work in August after concluding it could pose critical cybersecurity risks.
International Business Times · Sep 1 Chatbots Are Getting Better at Spotting Suicide Risk, But Significant Gaps Still Remain: Study The findings are based on more than 50,000 simulated conversations involving users experiencing severe mental health crises.
The Economic Times · Sep 1 OpenAI says Apple has only itself to blame in trade-secret fight OpenAI denied Apple's allegations of trade secret theft on Monday, saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees. Apple sued OpenAI and former Apple employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu in July, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets related to hardware design, manufacturing…
The Economic Times · Sep 1 US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global debate on how governments should address the dangers of artificial intelligence. The meeting is spread over two days, with Musk joining by video call…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 1 ‘If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side’: can we stop AI from deceiving us? The long read: We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are racing to find solutions before it’s too late
The Economic Times · Sep 1 Anthropic resumes external cyber tests after Claude AI hacks Similar incidents involving rivals OpenAI and Meta Platforms have heightened concerns that advances in artificial intelligence could amplify cyber threats while straining developers' ability to keep their systems contained.
The Economic Times · Aug 31 ChatGPT down? OpenAI confirms outage as users report network errors, high latency ChatGPT is reportedly facing issues today. Users have reported widespread problems on Monday, August 31, with OpenAI confirming elevated errors and latency affecting its ChatGPT Work service. Plus users were particularly impacted, with Work mode temporarily unavailable.
The Economic Times · Aug 31 OpenAI says Indian advertisers to get direct access to ChatGPT Ads as ad business hits $1 billion ARR OpenAI said self-service access to ChatGPT Ads will begin in India later on Monday, along with Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The expansion will allow businesses in India, including small and medium-sized companies and startups, to directly use OpenAI's advertising platform to reach ChatGPT users.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31 ‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament Exclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources