Trump signs executive order to review AI models before they’re released
… But until recently, the Trump administration downplayed safety concerns and took a hands-off approach under former White House AI czar David Sacks. …
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AI backlash is coming for elections
… Concerns over job loss could also rise to the top of voters’ AI concerns as soon as this summer, according to Brendan Steinhauser, CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI, a nonprofit that aims to “defend humanity” in the AI age. “Based on what the technology is doing, and based on what leaders in the in… …
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
… You should think of bad security like missing safety features on a power tool, he suggests: “This is a lot more like a chainsaw without a handguard, without a brake, with a loose chain that’s ready to take your leg off at a moment’s notice.” But even Petach seems slightly taken aback at Yarbo’s sec… …
Google and Pentagon reportedly agree on deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
… The deal also requires Google to assist with making adjustments to its AI safety settings and filters at the government’s request. “We are proud to be part of a broad consortium of leading AI labs and technology and cloud companies providing AI services and infrastructure in support of national sec…
Yarbo says it will remove the intentional backdoor from its robot lawn mower
… Yarbo had already promised on Friday that it would tackle many security issues head-on, closing the holes that let security researcher Andreas Makris easily hijack any of the bladed robots from the other side of the globe, while also exposing email addresses and GPS locations. …
Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives
… Garraghan says Anthropic’s safety processes left much to be desired. …
Claude Fable is too scared to teach you about the powerhouse of the cell
… To deploy Fable 5 safely, we believe it was necessary to be overly conservative with our safeguards so they block most queries tied to biology work.” Anthropic has previously highlighted four key areas where it would throttle Fable’s responses for safety: chemistry, biology, cybersecurity, and dist… …
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth
… There is no federal statute protecting AI company employees who disclose these kinds of safety concerns that are being aired in this piece. We have cases where Jan Leike, who was a senior safety guy at OpenAI, was leading super alignment at the company. …
That UL logo is more complicated than it looks
… We do have a service that focuses back to that functional safety of that embedded software or that efficacy of that product being connected to the internet and its cybersecurity. …
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
… When Bessent and Wiles met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in April, it signaled that not only were they taking the threat seriously, they were now overriding Anthropic’s enemies in the Pentagon, who had, months prior, convinced Trump that Anthropic was “woke” and should be banned for government us… …