While proprietary AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Gemini remain popular, the tide may be shifting to open models as IT leaders move to customize AI and control costs. Sometimes known as “open-weight models,” the alternatives to large language models (LLMs) can provide decision-makers with better visibility and control over internal AI use,…
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Researchers say AI just broke every benchmark for autonomous cyber capability
Two of the most advanced artificial intelligence models — Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 — have significantly surpassed the already-accelerating pace at which AI systems are completing autonomous cybersecurity tasks, according to separate findings published Wednesday by the United Kingdom’s AI Security Institute (AISI) and Palo Alto Networks. The AISI, which conducts pre-deployment…
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Nvidia Is Buying the Chip Supply Chain
Plus, OpenAI’s employee payouts and tech’s growing unemployment.
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News
GPT-5.5-Cyber is here. What it means for defenders operating at the frontier.
OpenAI’s May 7 release of GPT-5.5 and the limited preview of GPT-5.5-Cyber put frontier AI in verified defenders’ hands. As a member of the Trusted Access for Cyber program, Sophos is using these models to sharpen what we already operate: an agentic SOC that resolves more than half of cases without a human, and an…
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Musk vs. Altman: Week 1
Plus, how to vibe-code an app, OpenAI’s rocky road to an IPO and how big tech companies are beginning to strike AI gold.
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ChatGPT Wrestles With Its Most Chilling Conversation: How Do I Plan an Attack?
OpenAI’s chatbot dispenses advice on weapons and role-plays mass shootings. The carnage is raising scrutiny on when and how companies intervene.
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Elon Musk Takes Stand in Second Day of Trial Against OpenAI
The billionaire, who helped found the ChatGPT-maker, was set to face hours of cross-examination from OpenAI’s lawyers.
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OpenAI’s Chronicle feature lets Codex read your screen, raising privacy concerns
OpenAI’s Chronicle is a feature designed to help Codex, an AI-powered coding assistant, better understand what users are working on by capturing context directly from their screens. It uses recent screen activity to build memories, allowing Codex to interpret references, identify relevant sources, and pick up on the tools and workflows users rely on, without…
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OpenAI updates Agents SDK, adds sandbox for safer code execution
OpenAI’s updated Agents SDK helps developers build agents that inspect files, run commands, edit code, and handle tasks within controlled sandbox environments. The update provides standardized infrastructure for OpenAI models, a model-native harness that lets agents work with files and tools on a computer, and native sandbox execution for running tasks safely. The new harness…
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OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber for Improving Cyber Defense With AI
OpenAI’s new frontier model focused on cybersecurity comes following Anthropic’s launch of Claude Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing
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Sam Altman Attack Suspect Had ‘Anti-AI’ Document with CEO Names, Authorities Say
A Texas man is accused of throwing an incendiary device at Altman’s home and targeting OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters.
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Sam Altman’s Home Attacked With Molotov Cocktail, Suspect Taken Into Custody
The individual allegedly made threats at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters, company says.
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Make OpenAI’s models misbehave and earn a reward
OpenAI’s public Safety Bug Bounty program focuses on AI abuse and safety risks across its products. The goal is to support safe and secure systems and reduce the risk of misuse that could lead to harm. This program complements the Security Bug Bounty. It accepts reports of abuse and safety risks that do not meet…
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OpenAI Expands Bug Bounty to Cover AI Abuse and ‘Safety’ Concerns
OpenAI’s Safety Bug Bounty program seeks to address AI safety vulnerabilities beyond traditional security flaws
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OpenAI’s Foundation play reframes the AI roadmap for IT leaders
OpenAI’s non-profit arm has revealed its plans to tackle “humanity’s hardest problems.” The OpenAI Foundation has announced a sweeping range of investment and research goals, from building safeguards around how AI behaves in the wild to pushing for shared data ecosystems and funding disease research. The stated roadmap could serve as a blueprint for how…
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OpenAI’s Promptfoo Deal Plugs Agentic AI Testing Gap
OpenAI’s latest acquisition addresses a security need Jamieson O’Reilly, security advisor at OpenClaw, raised during an exclusive interview with Infosecurity
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Nvidia Invests in Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab
The startup, founded by OpenAI’s former CTO, plans to deploy at least one gigawatt of Nvidia chips as part of a new partnership.
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OpenAI robotics chief quits over Pentagon deal
OpenAI’s head of robotics, Caitlin Kalinowski, has resigned over the company’s contract with the US Department of War, saying key safeguards around domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons were not adequately reviewed before the agreement was signed. “Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than…
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OpenAI says Codex Security found 11,000 high-impact bugs in a month
OpenAI’s new AppSec agent, Codex Security, has already flagged over 11,000 high-severity and critical flaws in real-world codebases during its first 30 days of research testing. The tool, designed to automatically find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities in software repositories, reportedly identified about 800 critical issues in more than a million scanned commits. According to an…
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Cyberattack on Mexico’s Gov’t Agencies Highlight AI Threat
Using Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and a detailed playbook prompt, a handful of cyberattackers reportedly gained access to government agencies and its citizens’ data.
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A new approach for GenAI risk protection
When generative AI (GenAI) hit the consumer market with the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, users worldwide flocked to the product and started experimenting with the tool’s capabilities across industries. The release also sent an instant panic through the hearts of information security professionals whose job is to protect organizations from risks, including the loss or…
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OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team.