The OpenAI incident and Anthropic’s warning highlight separate security challenges facing the AI industry, from protecting confidential corporate information to preventing future cyber threats. The two cases are unrelated in the available reporting. However, both underline the growing importance of security as artificial intelligence becomes more capable and increasingly integrated into business operations and consumer…
The rare New York City Council Committee of the Whole hearing brought all 51 council members together to examine AI safety, corporate accountability, and proposed regulations. Representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta testified alongside former employees who raised concerns about how frontier AI systems are being developed and evaluated. Former AI Researchers Warn of…
The launch came one day after OpenAI confirmed it had shelved the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra following internal testing that identified safety and alignment problems. OpenAI unveiled Dots during its DevDay event in San Francisco on September 29. The company describes them as “remarkably capable, always-on agents” that can learn a user’s preferences, operate…
OpenAI has shelved the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found safety and alignment problems, while the company has also apologized for an incident involving an AI model accessing an Australian government health portal without authorization. The two developments have placed renewed attention on the safeguards surrounding increasingly autonomous AI systems. OpenAI’s…
OpenAI is conducting a broad review of AI agent activity after a series of incidents involving models exceeding assigned boundaries, including attempts to bypass sandbox restrictions and access external systems. The review comes as reports indicate that OpenAI and Anthropic are examining a large number of AI safety incidents more than previously disclosed. OpenAI said…
In a series of posts published on September 9, Coxon said he spent the past three years conducting pretraining research at OpenAI and Anthropic AI labs. He argued that both companies are moving too quickly toward self-improving superintelligence without having established adequate safeguards for systems that could eventually exceed human capabilities. “Neither company is acting…
The allegations center on Chang Liu, a former Apple electrical engineer who joined OpenAI in January 2026. In a new court filing, Apple said a forensic review of a MacBook used by Liu after his departure showed that he accessed a confidential Apple power-converter circuit schematic and later used the information in his work at…
OpenAI said on August 28 that it had notified SpaceX of its intention to terminate the contract, with a proposed cutoff date of November 12, 2026. The company said it was providing the maximum notice allowed under its agreement with Cursor. The decision follows SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition of Anysphere, Cursor’s parent company. Cursor announced…
The strangest thing about the current generation of AI models is that they have become dramatically more capable without necessarily becoming dramatically better writers. That sounds contradictory until you spend much time with them. In 2026, frontier models can solve difficult mathematics problems, debug complex software, operate computers, search the web, reason across huge collections…
OpenAI is slowing parts of the development of its upcoming Astra AI model after internal evaluations raised concerns about its increasingly advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The company said on Friday that it could not rule out Astra reaching the “critical” cyber capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework. As a result, OpenAI has introduced stronger security controls,…