One of the biggest unknowns in AI security is also one of the most consequential: China's progress toward frontier AI models. Why it matters: The world is only months away from AI models dramatically accelerating cyber threats, Five Eyes leaders warned Monday. - Yet preparations are being slowed by Washington infighting and industry-wide confusion over how to measure AI risk. Driving the news: A new Chinese open-source model , GLM-5.2, rocked the internet this weekend with its ability to match the agentic capabilities of models like Anthropic's Opus 4.8 — garnering praise from Silicon Valley elites and raising questions about just how quickly China will close the gap. - At the same time, the Trump administration is still debating…
The government should legally be able to block or deter dangerous AI deployments , Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Wednesday. Why it matters: Anthropic's ideas for tech regulation and economic disruption from AI go far beyond anything currently under serious consideration in Washington right now. - They're also sure to stir up a new set of accusations that Anthropic is proposing strict rules to lock in its own dominance or using frightening future scenarios as a marketing ploy. Driving the news: Amodei's new essay and proposed advanced AI framework argues that policy has to change in response to the rapid development of AI. - Trump's AI executive order should go further, he writes, and require mandatory testing for risks…
Frontier AI labs are converging on a new strategy for controlling their most cyber-capable models while still commercializing them: selective access. Why it matters: OpenAI's trusted-access program and a pending program from Anthropic are creating a new power center in cybersecurity where AI companies help decide which defenders can use the most advanced cyber capabilities. - For decades, competitive advantage in cybersecurity largely came from talent, data and infrastructure. Now, it also comes from access to models. Driving the news: Anthropic announced Tuesday it will make a version of its Mythos class of models, Fable 5, available to the general public. - Fable 5 includes protections that block some high-risk cybersecurity and…
AI development is moving so rapidly that soon it will be able to advance itself without human involvement, per a new blog post from Anthropic. Why it matters: "Recursive self-improvement," a process in which AI systems build, test and improve themselves, is a phenomenon which may come sooner than expected, Anthropic says its research shows. Driving the news: Anthropic warns that AI is no longer just changing how people work, it's also beginning to change how AI itself gets built. - New data from the company suggests that frontier models have accelerated coding, debugging and research. - That is likely to create a feedback loop in which AI systems create even more sophisticated successors. What they're saying: "We've always found that…
President Trump signed a narrowed executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity Tuesday. Why it matters: The new order lets the White House kick the can down the road while they consider new rules for cutting-edge AI models and what to do about AI's advanced cybersecurity capabilities. Driving the news: The surprise move comes more than a week after Trump cancelled the release of another version of the order with stricter requirements, saying it could hurt American competitiveness. What they're saying: "Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger, but also introduce new national security considerations that require coordinated action across executive departments and agencies (agencies), and components," the executive…
Open-weight AI models with advanced capabilities and no safeguards are becoming much more accessible. While they can be useful, AI safety experts have concerns.
The White House plans to release its much-discussed executive order on cybersecurity and AI safety as soon as this week, sources familiar with the matter told Axios. Why it matters: In its current form, the order seeks to bolster cybersecurity around advanced AI models and outlines plans for a voluntary framework for AI developers to inform the government about new releases, according to a readout shared with Axios and confirmed by a second source familiar with the plans. The big picture: Should the plan work as intended, the Trump White House will have made good on its promise to address AI safety after the latest cyber-capable models like Anthropic's Mythos spooked the government. - Still, the measures described to Axios are far…
OpenAI and Anthropic briefed House Homeland Security Committee staff on their new cyber-capable AI models and their implications for cybersecurity, Axios has learned. Why it matters: This is one of the first briefings that lawmakers have had with the AI giants about the cyber threats posed by their new models, including to under-resourced critical infrastructure sectors. State of play: Anthropic has held off on a public release of its Mythos Preview model due to its ability to quickly find and exploit critical security flaws. - OpenAI decided on a tiered approach for releasing its GPT-5.4-Cyber model. - Both companies are working with federal agencies to get them access to the models. Driving the news: OpenAI and Anthropic briefed…
Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Oxford, Stanford, Columbia and NYU are calling for guardrails on certain infectious disease datasets that could enable AI to design deadly viruses . Why it matters: Once high-risk biological data hits the open web, it can't be recalled — and regulation won't matter if the knowledge itself is already widely distributed. Driving the news: An international group of more than 100 researchers has endorsed a framework to govern certain biological data the same way we handle sensitive health records. - The debate comes as the Trump administration pushes an aggressive "move fast" AI agenda. - The White House's Genesis Mission — announced in late 2025 — aims to build AI systems trained on massive scientific…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei , the architect of the most powerful and popular AI system for global business, is warning of the imminent "real danger" that super-human intelligence will cause civilization-level damage absent smart, speedy intervention. - In a 38-page essay, shared with us in advance of Monday's publication, Amodei writes: "I believe we are entering a rite of passage, both turbulent and inevitable, which will test who we are as a species." - "Humanity is about to be handed almost unimaginable power, and it is deeply unclear whether our social, political, and technological systems possess the maturity to wield it." Why it matters: Amodei's company has built among the most advanced LLM systems in the world. - Anthropic's new…
AI:Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has issued a grave warning regarding the imminent development of super-human artificial intelligence, stating that it could cause "civilization-level damage" without swift intervention. In a new 38-page essay titled "The Adolescence of Technology," Amodei outlines several critical risks: massive white-collar job displacement within the next few years, the rise of biological terror threats enabled by AI, the empowerment of authoritarian regimes through surveillance technology, and the potential for AI companies to exert undue influence over the public. Amodei argues that humanity is entering a "rite of passage" that requires urgent cooperation between governments, tech leaders, and wealthy philanthropists to…Open