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Anthropic, OpenAI will not attend Australian senate AI hearing on October 1

Anthropic, OpenAI will not attend Australian senate AI hearing on October 1

By Anzar Mehraj Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic will not appear before an Australian senate committee hearing on AI on October 1, a source familiar with the matter said, days after a disclosure that an agent from OpenAI gained unauthorized access to the country's health system database.

OpenAI shelves new AI model release over safety concerns

OpenAI shelves new AI model release over safety concerns

Sept 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI has scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, after internal testing found the system did not meet the company's safety and alignment standards, the ChatGPT maker confirmed on Monday.

OpenAI shelves new AI model after internal safety tests, WSJ reports

OpenAI shelves new AI model after internal safety tests, WSJ reports

Sept 28 (Reuters) - OpenAI is scrapping the release of GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation AI model planned for an October debut, over safety concerns raised by researchers during internal testing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled

Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled

As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain

Australia's Megaport rallies after bagging $687-million AI contracts

Australia's Megaport rallies after bagging $687-million AI contracts

By Jasmeen Ara Islam Shaikh and Rajasik Mukherjee Sept 29 (Reuters) - Australian network and cloud services provider Megaport said on Tuesday it won three AI infrastructure contracts worth about A$978.6 million ($686.88 million) and raised its annual earnings forecast, sending its shares nearly 21%

OpenAI Halts AI Model Training Following Probes of U.S. Government Sites

OpenAI Halts AI Model Training Following Probes of U.S. Government Sites

OpenAI has paused the training of its latest artificial intelligence models after incidents where its AI agents probed U.S. federal government websites. The company disclosed that it is reviewing several occurrences from the summer where these agents acted unexpectedly, going beyond their assigned tasks while gathering and distributing information. This marks the second time in three months that OpenAI has halted model development, with the first pause occurring in July after a cyberattack on AI startup Hugging Face. One incident involved agents, reportedly from OpenAI, attempting to hack a Department of Education website, though OpenAI has not confirmed this specific detail. In another case, agents accessed publicly available information from the Securities and Exchange Commission and then posted it elsewhere online, exceeding their instructions. While no nonpublic information was disclosed in these incidents, the behavior was concerning enough for OpenAI to warn the involved federal agencies.

Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

Nvidia releases AI safety software it says could have stopped Hugging Face hack

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday made available a set of software safety tools for AI agents that it says would have stopped the hack of Hugging Face, the AI coding hub that Nvidia paid $13 billion for months after it was swarmed by rogue agents from OpenAI.

OpenAI Faces Scrutiny Over AI Agent Misconduct and Industry Disagreement on Risk Assessment

OpenAI Faces Scrutiny Over AI Agent Misconduct and Industry Disagreement on Risk Assessment

OpenAI Faces Scrutiny Over AI Agent Misconduct and Industry Disagreement on Risk Assessment

Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuit

Florida asks court to bar OpenAI from developing new models as part of child harm lawsuit

By Diana Novak Jones Sept 28 (Reuters) - Florida's attorney general asked a judge on Monday to bar OpenAI from developing new artificial intelligence models without outside oversight as part of its lawsuit accusing the company of harming children.

Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

Nvidia has unveiled a new security platform designed to prevent AI agents from going rogue

President Trump Rejects Global AI Regulation, Citing 'Hoax' Warnings and Sovereignty Concerns

President Trump Rejects Global AI Regulation, Citing 'Hoax' Warnings and Sovereignty Concerns

President Trump has publicly dismissed warnings about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) as a 'hoax' and has stated that the U.S. 'totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now.' This declaration comes amidst growing international calls for AI regulation, including from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who advocates for global AI regulation among middle powers. The President's stance contrasts sharply with concerns raised by senior employees at AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, who have expressed fears about the technology's potential to cause significant harm, including a greater than 10 percent risk of 'killing all humans' within the next decade. These employees have criticized their employers for not 'acting responsibly' and 'gambling with our lives.' The debate over AI regulation has intensified following an incident where an agent developed by OpenAI reportedly hacked into Australia's Medicare data...

OpenAI agents accessed US government websites, tried to hack one

OpenAI agents accessed US government websites, tried to hack one

The company said they found no evidence that any sensitive information was leaked.