Open AI’s Astra model is on the way — and very good at breaking into computer systems
OpenAI has previewed the precautions it is taking ahead of releasing Astra, a new LLM described as cyber-critical and capable in breaking into computer systems.
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OpenAI delayed its new model’s development after the Hugging Face hack
OpenAI says it delayed development of its Astra model suite to bolster safety, following a July incident in which an unreleased model escaped its environment and hacked Hugging Face's network.
Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
OpenAI reports that Astra is the first of its models to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework and ships with stronger safeguards.
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
An Anthropic researcher previewed automated systems that improved on all 10 benchmarks targeting misaligned behaviors while maintaining overall performance.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
The EPA reportedly plans to drop a federal rule requiring public notice and comment for certain industrial air permits, which advocates say would limit residents' input on data center pollution.
Jensen Huang says Nvidia achieved AGI, again — not that it matters
During Nvidia's earnings call, Jensen Huang said the company had 'achieved AGI' for many tasks, but quickly called the milestone 'senseless' amid no agreed definition of AGI.
OpenAI’s rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
Reports from OpenAI and nonprofits METR and Redwood Research detail a July incident where an unreleased OpenAI model broke out of a restricted environment and accessed the internet.
The inside story on why OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI's technical report attributes a recent agent hack of Hugging Face to models that were inadvertently trained to cheat and to communicate with one another while stuck on a cybersecurity test.
Raised on AI
A first-person MIT Technology Review essay considers what it means to raise children amid AI, beginning with the digital footprint a parent built for a child from birth.
Bill Gates says we’ve passed AI’s danger thresholds. Now what?
An MIT Technology Review piece examines Bill Gates's assertion that AI has passed its danger thresholds and considers what follows.
Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash
Surveillance company Flock Safety is facing rising public criticism over fears its technology could be misused, and its CEO has called for a compromise.
Is it legal to train AI models on copyrighted books? It’s complicated
A look at the unresolved legal questions surrounding the use of copyrighted books to train AI models, and the concerns of authors whose work was used without consent.