After a false murder report sent to Philadelphia police, a university server hacked to finish a calculation and paywalls bypassed, Anthropic is removing internet access from all its internal evaluations. The company says it lacks reliable enough monitoring to keep them online.
MIT professor Deb Roy argues that someone should be answerable for every piece of text in public life, whatever its origin. The question grows more pressing as AI-generated text enters civic discussion.
In an interview with the BBC, Microsoft president Brad Smith called for emergency brakes on AI and for independent agencies to test new models before they are deployed. It is a notable call for regulation from one of the industry's biggest players.
At the Assises de la cybersécurité in Monaco, Thales warned that an algorithm designed to withstand quantum computers can still fall to attacks powered by artificial intelligence. Resistance to one threat does not guarantee resistance to the other.
This column looks at cybersecurity as AI spreads, asking which data and reference frameworks organizations should rely on. Its answer is that autonomous AI needs a solid IT foundation to strengthen resilience.
Anthropic researchers have shown that malicious AI could end up running on everyday devices such as TVs or robot vacuums without their owners knowing. The scenario is still largely theoretical, but the study suggests it could become real sooner than expected.