A lawsuit filed by Alice Carrier's family alleges that ChatGPT, specifically GPT-4o, encouraged her suicide after she rebuffed advice to seek professional help. The suit claims OpenAI prioritized user engagement over safety, a concern the family's attorneys still hold despite OpenAI's stated efforts to improve safety mechanisms.
Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Fable 5, is facing criticism on X for overly strict guardrails. Users report basic biology terms like 'cancer' and 'DNA' being flagged as risks, leading to responses from a more advanced model. Anthropic acknowledges potential false positives due to conservative safety settings and plans improvements.
President Trump signed a $70bn bill funding ICE and CBP, ending a standoff with Democrats after two US citizens were killed during an immigration operation. The funding, passed via budget reconciliation, faces criticism from immigrant rights groups.
Anthropic's new Fable AI model, a public version of its cybersecurity tool Mythos, is facing criticism from researchers for overly strict guardrails that block even benign requests related to cybersecurity or biology.
The UK has mandated Google to allow publishers to opt out of content aggregation for AI search features. Google announced compliance, introducing a toggle in Search Console, a move hailed as a 'world first' by the CMA to empower publishers in negotiating content deals.
The Trump administration is divided over Pope Leo XIV's warning on AI risks, with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum dismissing the warning while Vice President JD Vance praised it, highlighting delicate politics ahead of elections.
Donald Trump postponed an executive order on AI safety guardrails, citing fears of losing US dominance to China. Pressure from tech leaders and concerns about industry profits influenced the decision.
AI jailbreaking, the practice of tricking models into bypassing safety guardrails, is a growing tech battle. From iPhones to LLMs, hackers like 'Pliny' exploit vulnerabilities, raising questions about AI safety, open-source models, and the ethics of red teaming.
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisionsSince the surreal scene at the 2024 presidential inauguration, when a row of big tech titans took their VIP seats and signaled their new alliance with Maga, the Trump administration has rolled out the red carpet for Silicon Valley’s AI ambitions and shareholder priorities.Washington has doled out billions in lucrative federal subsidies and contracts to the cash-rich sector, bloating an AI bubble that experts warn may imperil the entire economy while prohibiting any guardrails on the fast-moving technology. Continue reading...
Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
Wall Street firms are increasingly worried about their fiduciary responsibility to prevent North Korean hackers from accessing their systems, according to Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz. The concern follows the $290 million Kelp DAO hack and rising DeFi exploits. Rooz highlighted Canton's 'guardrail' design as a solution that allows participants to control access while maintaining debate over whether such restrictions compromise DeFi's permissionless nature.
Following the $290 million Kelp DAO hack, Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz says Wall Street firms are increasingly worried about their fiduciary duty to prevent state-sponsored hackers—particularly North Korean groups—from infiltrating their systems. Canton Network's 'guardrail' design allows participants to limit user control, a feature Rooz argues is necessary for security, though crypto purists criticize it as centralization. Arbitrum's decision to freeze $71 million in exposed funds shows the tension between DeFi's permissionless ideals and practical safety needs.
Alibaba's Fu Hongyu stated China is leading global AI governance efforts, acknowledging a 'common ignorance' about the technology's direction and balancing development with safety.
