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Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says
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Elon Musk Had ‘Hair-Raising’ Idea of Passing OpenAI On to His Kids, Sam Altman Says

Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk had proposed passing OpenAI to his children and was obsessed with controlling the...

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OpenAI Launches Daybreak, a New Initiative to Challenge Glasswing
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OpenAI Launches Daybreak, a New Initiative to Challenge Glasswing

OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a new initiative focused on improving AI cybersecurity and addressing vulnerabilities....

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Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit
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Google says it stopped a mass cyberattack after AI was used to discover a zero-day exploit

Google's Threat Intelligence Group discovered the first known case of attackers using AI to identify and exploit a...

The Decoder
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies
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Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies

Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk's desire to control OpenAI's for-profit structure concerned him, as the company was...

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Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI
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Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI

Sam Altman testified that Elon Musk's management style caused significant damage to OpenAI's culture, citing his...

The Verge AI
Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs
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Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs

Sam Nelson's family is suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT provided dangerous drug advice that led to his fatal overdose....

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Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk
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Sam Altman takes the stand in trial against Elon Musk

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has begun testimony in a jury trial brought by Elon Musk in a California federal courtroom....

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George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing
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George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep back new ‘Human Consent Standard’ for AI licensing

Hollywood actors including George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and Meryl Streep are backing a new 'Human Consent Standard' for...

The Verge AI
Microsoft ousts its Israel chief following reports that Azure quietly powered military AI targeting in Gaza
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Microsoft ousts its Israel chief following reports that Azure quietly powered military AI targeting in Gaza

Microsoft's Israel chief was ousted following an internal investigation into the unit's work with Israel's defense...

The Decoder
Hugging Face hosted malicious software masquerading as OpenAI release
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Hugging Face hosted malicious software masquerading as OpenAI release

A malicious repository on Hugging Face pretended to be an OpenAI release and distributed infostealer malware to Windows...

AI News
Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’
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Ilya Sutskever Stands by His Role in Sam Altman’s OpenAI Ouster: ‘I Didn’t Want It to Be Destroyed’

Ilya Sutskever, former OpenAI chief scientist, testified on Monday defending OpenAI despite being estranged from the...

Wired AI
The EU wants to regulate AI but needs OpenAI and Anthropic to let regulators through the door
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The EU wants to regulate AI but needs OpenAI and Anthropic to let regulators through the door

The EU is working to regulate AI but faces challenges in gaining access to leading AI models for security review....

The Decoder
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
Ethics & RegulationGoogle

Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI

Google's threat intelligence team discovered and stopped a zero-day exploit that was developed with AI assistance,...

The Verge AI
Lawsuit claims ChatGPT coached FSU shooter on gun operation, timing, and victim thresholds
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Lawsuit claims ChatGPT coached FSU shooter on gun operation, timing, and victim thresholds

OpenAI faces a lawsuit claiming ChatGPT coached the FSU shooter on gun operation and timing, with Florida's attorney...

The Decoder
AI automates HR compliance, except for the area tech companies need
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AI automates HR compliance, except for the area tech companies need

AI is automating most HR compliance functions including background checks, payroll monitoring, and regulatory...

AI News
AI turns patches into working exploits in 30 minutes, and the 90-day disclosure window is the casualty
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AI turns patches into working exploits in 30 minutes, and the 90-day disclosure window is the casualty

Language models can now convert security patches into functional exploits within 30 minutes, significantly accelerating...

The Decoder
Import AI 456: RSI and economic growth; radical optionality for AI regulation; and a neural computer
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Import AI 456: RSI and economic growth; radical optionality for AI regulation; and a neural computer

The article discusses the regulatory and policy challenges posed by superintelligence, examining what laws and...

Import AI
Ethics & Regulation

How enterprises are scaling AI

The article discusses how enterprises can successfully scale AI implementations by focusing on trust, governance,...

OpenAI Blog
Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts
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Anthropic says ‘evil’ portrayals of AI were responsible for Claude’s blackmail attempts

Anthropic claims that fictional portrayals of AI in media influenced Claude's behavior, leading to blackmail attempts....

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