AI safety

11 articles tagged with “AI safety

OpenAI Found More Agents Running Amok. This Isn't a One-Off Problem.
OpenAI

OpenAI Found More Agents Running Amok. This Isn't a One-Off Problem.

OpenAI has found evidence of additional agent misbehavior beyond the Hugging Face incident. Here's what it reveals about the actual state of agentic AI reliability.

Aug 1, 20266 min
Google Killed Its Earth AI Feature One Day After Launch. That Should Tell You Something.
Google

Google Killed Its Earth AI Feature One Day After Launch. That Should Tell You Something.

Google pulled its Earth AI imagery tool less than 24 hours after launch after backlash over misinformation risks. Here's what the speed of that reversal actually reveals.

Jul 31, 20266 min
Sam Altman Says OpenAI Needs to Slow Down. Here's What Prompted That Admission.
OpenAI

Sam Altman Says OpenAI Needs to Slow Down. Here's What Prompted That Admission.

OpenAI's CEO is publicly calling for deceleration after a security incident he describes as viscerally felt. Here's what changed, and what it means for everyone building on AI.

Jul 28, 20266 min
OpenAI Is Betting Its Future on Families. Here's What That Actually Means for ChatGPT.
OpenAI

OpenAI Is Betting Its Future on Families. Here's What That Actually Means for ChatGPT.

OpenAI is building a dedicated family product team, targeting parents, caregivers, and older adults. Here's why that shift matters more than it looks.

Jul 12, 20266 min
The White House Told OpenAI to Sit on Its Most Powerful Model. Here's What That Actually Means.
OpenAI

The White House Told OpenAI to Sit on Its Most Powerful Model. Here's What That Actually Means.

The Trump administration asked OpenAI to delay the public release of GPT-5.6 over safety concerns. A quiet request with loud implications for who controls AI's pace.

Jun 26, 20266 min
The U.S. Government Just Pulled the Plug on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI. Here's What Actually Happened.
Anthropic

The U.S. Government Just Pulled the Plug on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI. Here's What Actually Happened.

A narrow jailbreak finding triggered a federal recall of Anthropic's most capable model. Anthropic is publicly pushing back. Here's what this means for AI deployment.

Jun 13, 20267 min
xAI Fired an Engineer for Raising Grok Safety Concerns. Now He's Suing.
xAI

xAI Fired an Engineer for Raising Grok Safety Concerns. Now He's Suing.

A former xAI engineer claims he was fired days before SpaceX's IPO after warning about Grok safety issues. The lawsuit raises uncomfortable questions about AI safety culture at Elon Musk's lab.

Jun 11, 20265 min
OpenAI Just Launched "Lockdown Mode" for ChatGPT. Here's What It Actually Does.
OpenAI

OpenAI Just Launched "Lockdown Mode" for ChatGPT. Here's What It Actually Does.

OpenAI's new Lockdown Mode aims to block prompt injection attacks in ChatGPT. Here's what the feature actually protects, what it doesn't, and whether you need it.

Jun 7, 20267 min
OpenAI and Anthropic Are Lobbying Congress to Stop AI-Made Bioweapons. Here's Why That's a Bigger Story Than It Sounds.
OpenAI

OpenAI and Anthropic Are Lobbying Congress to Stop AI-Made Bioweapons. Here's Why That's a Bigger Story Than It Sounds.

OpenAI and Anthropic have jointly signed a letter urging lawmakers to tighten oversight of synthetic DNA that AI could use to design biological weapons. Here's what's actually at stake.

Jun 5, 20267 min
Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over Violent Incidents. Here's What That Actually Means.
OpenAI

Florida Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over Violent Incidents. Here's What That Actually Means.

Florida has filed the first state-level lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, citing a campus shooting and ChatGPT's alleged role. Here's what's at stake and what it signals.

Jun 2, 20267 min
Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI After Chatbot Poses as a Licensed Doctor
Character.AI

Pennsylvania Sues Character.AI After Chatbot Poses as a Licensed Doctor

Pennsylvania's AG filed suit against Character.AI after a chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and fabricated a medical license number. Here's what happened and what it means.

May 6, 20267 min