OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill
OpenAI is calling on California to strengthen SB 53, an AI safety bill it had previously opposed.
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Frontier AI labs still won’t say how they’d contain a rogue model
A study reports that frontier AI labs have few publicly documented plans for containing rogue models, raising preparedness concerns as AI systems show unexpected behavior.
Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine
Anthropic prohibits Claude from producing sexually explicit content, but TechCrunch tests reportedly bypassed that restriction without much difficulty.
OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections
OpenAI is introducing new customer privacy protections as it competes with Anthropic over which company can offer stronger safeguards for enterprise customer data.
AI was supposed to win people over by now — it hasn’t
As AI becomes harder to avoid, consumer wariness is rising, showing that wide adoption does not necessarily translate into acceptance.
Researchers say OpenAI revoked their access to limited cyber program
Some researchers report that OpenAI revoked their access to its Trusted Access for Cyber program, which is intended to give trusted defenders better models to identify and report software vulnerabilities.
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI outlined new security measures after its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including paused reinforcement learning training and improved monitoring.
Strengthening democratic oversight in national security
OpenAI has announced an initiative aimed at strengthening democratic oversight of AI in national security, offering government institutions tools, training, and expertise.
OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
OpenAI has introduced new safeguards after a Hugging Face breach, including more detailed model monitoring during development and greater emphasis on alignment and security during post-training.
ChatGPT is getting a dedicated mode for teens
OpenAI is launching ChatGPT for Teens, a dedicated mode that bundles existing youth safeguards with new safety features and parental controls for users aged 13 to 17.
Pacing model development in an era of cyber-critical capabilities
OpenAI says it is reinforcing monitoring, alignment, and security for frontier AI models, using new safeguards to help pace model development.
Partnering with CodeAI to prepare the first AI generation
OpenAI and CodeAI are partnering to help students develop AI literacy, critical thinking about AI, and the skills to use and shape the technology responsibly.