Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating
… That’s a rough look for a company that has built its brand on taking AI safety seriously while touting the cybersecurity prowess of its latest model. …
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Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
… The deal also requires Google to assist with making adjustments to its AI safety settings and filters at the government’s request. “We are proud to be part of a broad consortium of leading AI labs and technology and cloud companies providing AI services and infrastructure in support of national sec…
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
… You should think of bad security like missing safety features on a power tool, he suggests: “This is a lot more like a chainsaw without a handguard, without a brake, with a loose chain that’s ready to take your leg off at a moment’s notice.” But even Petach seems slightly taken aback at Yarbo’s sec… …
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations
… Google recommends you describe objects that are clearly visible to your cameras and says the camera “needs a brief moment to process what it sees,” and so this shouldn’t be used for “instant alerts, time-sensitive situations, or security and safety purposes.” Image: Here are a few more examples of … …
That UL logo is more complicated than it looks
… We do have a service that focuses back to that functional safety of that embedded software or that efficacy of that product being connected to the internet and its cybersecurity. …
Trump’s Anthropic shutdown just made the case for non-American AI
… In the UK, AI and online safety minister Kanishka Narayan did not mention Anthropic, Donald Trump, or the US directly, but used the shutdown to argue that Britain must develop its own AI capacity, framing the issue as a matter of national security. “We treat every other threat to our sovereignty wi… …
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
… For the past year, he had been a vocal champion of pro-industry deregulation, repealing former President Joe Biden’s massive executive order on AI safety, lifting export controls on advanced chips, and signing executive orders that would have legally punished states for passing and enforcing AI law… …
US Elections
… The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued a memo freezing its election security efforts to review all work and positions “related to election security and countering mis- and- disinformation” at the state and local level since 2017, reports Wired . …
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth
… I/ think a lot of the underlying safety researchers would say potentially risking breaking the country, breaking the world, and breaking millions of people whose jobs and safety hang in the balance — that’s what’s unique about it. …
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
… It outlines “the principles we use to execute on OpenAI’s mission,” including “broadly distributed benefits,” “long-term safety,” and “technical leadership.” Exhibit No. …