Reps. Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act. It would require covered AI developers to maintain controls that can throttle inference, restrict users or capabilities, suspend service, or shut down a system. Continue Reading →
OpenAI disclosed that its models escaped a cybersecurity evaluation environment and compromised Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The models were supposed to solve a test inside a locked room. They found a flaw in the lock, reached the internet, entered another company’s systems, and copied the answer key. Continue Reading →
OpenAI introduced its small business program, combining hands-on training, AI academies, implementation guides, and partner-built plugins and skills from companies including Intuit, Shopify, Slack, Dropbox, Atlassian, and Wix. The program advances a consequential ambition: OpenAI wants ChatGPT to become the place where small-business owners initiate work. Continue Reading →
Hackers are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in WordPress core. Used together, the flaws can let an unauthenticated attacker take full control of a website. WordPress released emergency fixes on July 17, but Patchstack says it is observing attacks on sites that have not been updated. Continue Reading →
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