AI models may be getting safer while also getting harder to monitor. Which side of that seesaw prevails could determine whether AI is scaled safely or ruins civilization as we know it. Why it matters: Right now both options are running full steam and no one knows who's in charge of making sure the right one wins. State of play: OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman said could eventually be seen as the start of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. - Astra performs better, but it's also better at avoiding monitoring, meaning it could be harder to know what it's thinking or doing. - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman separately told Axios this week that models are becoming "superhuman" in some capabilities and…
A nonprofit’s study of how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure wasn’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.
OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-6 Astra , which president Greg Brockman called a "generational leap" and said could eventually be seen as the arrival of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. Why it matters: Astra pushes AI agents closer to doing complex professional work on their own — while also raising questions about how safely they can be deployed. Driving the news: Brockman says he personally believes OpenAI has reached AGI, while leaving users to decide whether Astra meets that definition. - "I think it might be about this model," Brockman said in a briefing with reporters about whether Astra could mark the arrival of AGI. - He ended the briefing by saying: "Welcome to the AGI era." Between the lines: OpenAI said that Astra…
OpenAI is launching a new initiaitve designed to provide subsidized access to its models to water systems, electricity providers, local governments and other critical services . Why it matters: Critical infrastructure organizations — which have long lacked the budget, manpower and time needed to shore up their cyber defenses — have been struggling to prepare for the anticipated wave of AI-enabled cyberattacks. Driving the news: OpenAI president Greg Brockman announced the new program while hosting 300 security leaders for a summit at the company's headquarters Thursday. - Axios first reported on the summit and Brockman's anticipated announcement. Zoom in: OpenAI is committing $1 billion to a new Daybreak for Frontline Defenders…
CNN's Christiane Amanpour spoke with Czech President Petr Pavel about the growing threat of Russia's covert operations in Europe. Pavel warns that Moscow is deliberately using cyberattacks, disinformation, and sabotage to wage a "hybrid war" designed to stay just below the threshold of triggering a direct NATO military response. 0:00 Russia's methods against NATO countries supporting Ukraine 1:28 Petr Pavel on Russia's worsening position 6:04 The staggering cost of Russia's war in Ukraine 8:19 Are Russian elites pressuring Putin to end the war? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Russia #Europe #News
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OpenAI and Anthropic are trying to strike a delicate balance: convincing Wall Street that their businesses are sound and fast-growing, while at the same time assuring governments and the world that their models don't pose unacceptable risks . Why it matters: Both companies are aiming for potentially record-breaking initial public offerings soon. Driving the news: OpenAI on Tuesday said it will soon release its Astra model broadly, but said the model has reached a "critical" cybersecurity threshold and that its most powerful capabilities in that area will be initially limited to trusted testers. - Anthropic, meanwhile, debuted updated versions of its latest Fable and Mythos releases designed to address key criticisms of the initial…
