The Washington Post8 hours agoOpenAI says rogue agents may have affected more than 100 organizationsThe Washington Post - Miriam WaldvogelThe disclosure expands the extent of known rogue activity and raises further questions about the extent to which AI makers are maintaining control over their newest models. Artificial intelligence agents from ChatGPT maker OpenAI may have tried to bypass security without authorization or negatively …
The Washington Post15 hours agoElon Musk to return his attention to government, advise Pentagon on future of warThe Washington Post - Faiz SiddiquiMusk will join Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former House speaker Newt Gingrich in leading the Defense Department’s Project Meridian. A little over a year after leaving government service, Elon Musk is set to return in a limited capacity, co-directing a Pentagon initiative known as Project …
The Washington Post19 hours agoWe tested America.gov, Trump’s new AI ‘concierge.’ Here’s what it can do.The Washington Post - Kevin Schaul, Ian Duncan, Cat ZakrzewskiThe chatbot promises to help users with passports, Medicare and more. It can provide information, but it can’t take actions for you yet. In the splashy rollout video of the Trump administration’s chatbot, Emily, a newly married woman, needs to register her new last name with a bunch of different …
The Washington Post1 day agoAI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, researchers sayThe Washington Post - Gerrit De VynckThe finding follows evidence that OpenAI’s misbehaving AI agents probed U.S. government systems. SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence agents tried to hack into a Canadian government site, researchers said, adding to the growing list of incidents in which AI agents, many of them associated with …
The Washington Post1 day agoFTC launches broad investigation into Anthropic, OpenAIThe Washington Post - Ian DuncanThe probe reflects a focus by Trump administration officials on using existing laws to tame artificial intelligence safety risks. The Federal Trade Commission has opened a broad investigation into the safety of artificial intelligence systems made by Anthropic and OpenAI, a senior agency official …
The Washington Post2 days agoTrump urges public to trust industry self-policing of AI technologyThe Washington Post - Ian Duncan, Cat ZakrzewskiWashington’s concerns are at a peak after rogue AI agents probed government websites, but the White House has focused on the technology’s promise. After weeks of Washington being gripped by a wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the Trump administration on Tuesday sought to reassure …
The Washington Post2 days agoJob scams have gotten more sophisticated. Here’s how to spot and avoid them.The Washington Post - Julia CarpenterJob seekers should watch out for “ghost” AI job postings and data phishing disguised as listings. Today’s job seekers often say they’re feeling overwhelmed by the number of postings online, exhausted by the long hunt and desperate for a breakthrough. Unfortunately, this vulnerable position makes …
The Washington Post3 days agoOpenAI cancels new AI launch, citing safety issuesThe Washington Post - Gerrit De VynckThe move comes days after the ChatGPT maker said its AI agents probed U.S. government websites. SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI canceled the planned launch of a new artificial intelligence model after it was found to take actions beyond the instructions it received and not accurately …
The Washington Post3 days agoBill Gates warns of ‘a billion’ deaths if AI goes wrongThe Washington Post - Miriam Waldvogel“There’s never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of people with ill intent using the latest AI tools,” he said in a recent interview. Former Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates said artificial intelligence could be powerful enough to cause mass devastation for the human race — reflecting …
The Washington Post3 days agoIs AI killing jobs for college grads? Not yet, new study says.The Washington Post - Miriam WaldvogelA paper by two UCLA professors comes amid fears that AI will devastate entry-level hiring. Amid fears that artificial intelligence will devastate entry-level hiring, there has yet to be an AI-powered spike in unemployment for recent college graduates, according to a new working paper by two …
The Washington Post3 days agoTrump dined with the Anthropic CEO who called for AI slowdownThe Washington Post - Cat ZakrzewskiThe president’s first one-on-one meeting with Dario Amodei followed months of tensions. President Donald Trump had a late dinner Sunday night with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, after Trump spent weeks dismissing Amodei’s calls for the industry to slow down AI development. The dinner was the first …
The Washington Post3 days agoSee how data centers are changing the American landscapeThe Washington Post - Kevin SchaulSatellite imagery shows what was once farmland and desert taken over by warehouselike structures. America’s landscape is undergoing one of the largest transformations in decades. To meet the insatiable demand for computer processing to power AI, tech companies and their developers nationwide are …