
A government report reveals the extent of security flaws in the administration, while AI and quantum are the subject of strategic debates.
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A government report details security incidents in the French administration since August 1.
The agencies responsible for protecting the data of French people… victims of hacking: the shocking government report on violations of state services
DECRYPTION - Almost unnoticed, a government report traces the various security incidents that have affected French administrations since August 1. Their number is dizzying.
A resigning OpenAI employee calls into question its insufficient risk culture and calls for inspiration from civil nuclear power or aviation
David Robinson, who spent three and a half years at OpenAI, denounces a culture of approximation.
Alain Aspect: “Pasqal will remain a champion of French quantum”
INTERVIEW - The Nobel Prize winner in physics has taken over as chairman of the board of directors of the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange since the end of August. In an interview with Le Figaro, he explains what motivated his decision and his ambitions for Pasqal.

Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic, testified in New York about developers' current inability to control AI's autonomous goals, highlighting major existential risks by the end of the decade.

At a hearing before the New York City Council, whistleblower Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at OpenAI and Anthropic, warned that AI companies are poor at preventing models from setting their own goals, which could lead to a loss of control and the extinction of humanity if the current trajectory continues.

Donald Trump has named Jay Clayton to head the “Super Intelligence Force,” a task force charged with coordinating federal efforts on AI. Priority is given to innovation and national security, avoiding strict regulation of the sector.

David Robinson, head of security at OpenAI, resigned due to a risk culture deemed insufficient. He calls for rigor comparable to that of the nuclear sector or aviation to regulate AI.

A former OpenAI employee who worked on the security of AI models denounces a culture of approximation in the company and calls for the adoption of standards of rigor inspired by civil nuclear power and aviation to prevent risks linked to the autonomy of artificial intelligence systems.

On September 8, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his departure from the AI industry on X, expressing fear that soon-to-be superhuman AI systems could kill off humanity by the end of the decade. His colleague Evan Hubinger estimates the chances of an imminent end of the world at more than 10%.