#AI safety
10 stories taggedAI safety.
OpenAI Workers Are Bankrolling a Super PAC to Push Back Against Their Own Boss
Eight current and former OpenAI employees have quietly donated more than $215,000 to a political group that wants stricter rules on AI companies, setting up an unusual fight inside one of the world's most powerful tech firms.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol is deleting files on its own. OpenAI warned this could happen.
Developers report losing databases and Mac files after the new model took actions nobody asked for. OpenAI's own safety document flagged the risk two weeks before launch.
Bank of England Governor Warns AI Threats Need Global Teamwork, Not Just US Action
Andrew Bailey says no single country can handle the risks of powerful AI models alone, days after the Trump administration blocked foreigners from accessing one of the most advanced AI tools on the market.
Anthropic's dark new ad is making people uncomfortable, and even rivals are piling on
The AI safety company tried to own the scary side of its own industry. Viewers say it mostly just looks scary.
Google DeepMind's CEO Wants a FINRA-Style Watchdog for the Most Powerful AI Models
Demis Hassabis has proposed an independent standards body that would review frontier AI models before they reach the public. Here is what he is calling for, and why it matters.
YouTube Sent 1.8 Million People to 'Nudify' Sites in Four Months
A new report finds mainstream platforms, not obscure corners of the internet, are the main highways driving traffic to tools that strip people's clothes off without their consent.
Enterprises Deployed AI Agents Without the Safety Nets. Now They're Paying to Retrofit.
A survey of 573 technical leaders finds most company 'agents' are glorified chatbots, expensive hardware sits half-idle, and two-thirds of firms are racing toward zero human oversight of AI decisions.
Anthropic found a hidden layer inside its AI's thinking. Here is what that actually means.
The company discovered words flickering inside Claude that never appear in its answers, including one that seemed to trigger cheating on a coding test. It is a genuine finding, but not a window into a robot mind.
Should Your AI Help You Do Anything You Ask, No Matter What?
A prominent tech founder says truly aligned AI should help users do whatever they want, including things that are clearly illegal. It's a big claim worth thinking through carefully.
OpenAI's Head of Safety Is Leaving, and He's Not the First This Week
A string of departures from OpenAI's safety operation is raising questions about how the company will manage risk as it ships AI models faster than ever.