An AI hacking trick is now being used to split the word ‘funding’ in spam
An AI hacking trick is now being used to split the word ‘funding’ in spam

For two years, invisible Unicode characters have been the neat trick of AI security research. You hide instructions inside them. A person sees nothing. A language model reads them and does as it is told. Microsoft has now found somebody using the same …

OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.

Why is there so much worry about OpenAI Astra, and what issues could ‘recurrent depth’ reasoning cause? The experts weigh in
Why is there so much worry about OpenAI Astra, and what issues could ‘recurrent depth’ reasoning cause? The experts weigh in

As OpenAI unveils GPT-6 Astra, cybersecurity experts question whether the model’s ‘recurrent depth’ reasoning was properly tested.

OpenAI Agents Hacked Another Website

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OpenAI says it has overtaken Anthropic with a model that sometimes tries to evade oversight
OpenAI says it has overtaken Anthropic with a model that sometimes tries to evade oversight

OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on 3 September, saying it outperforms every rival including Anthropic’s Claude and Google’s Gemini. Astra is “state-of-the-art on computer use, browsing, software engineering, cyber security, science, and professional work”,…

Why did FulcrumSec hackers try to extort Manchester Airports Group, and what happens now the data is leaked? The experts weigh in
Why did FulcrumSec hackers try to extort Manchester Airports Group, and what happens now the data is leaked? The experts weigh in

After hackers failed to extort Manchester Airports Group and posted the data of nearly 9 million people online, we asked the experts what’s really going on.

Rogue OpenAI agents appear to have organized another attack using a German wiki
Rogue OpenAI agents appear to have organized another attack using a German wiki

A swarm of rogue AI agents from OpenAI reportedly commandeered a German website and transformed it into a messaging board for other agents, with officials staying quiet about the incident for weeks as the company prepared to launch its most advanced model yet, Astra. The finding adds to intensifying concern surrounding oversight at frontier AI […]