A US start-up says it broke into Anthropic's internal systems in under twelve hours using AI agents. Anthropic disputes how serious the incident was, but the episode has raised concern in Washington.
Wired reads Anthropic's IPO filing as a guide to AI risk. The company presents "closing the loop" as the best route to AI success while acknowledging that the same path could pose existential threats to humanity.
Among the risk factors in its S-1, Anthropic warns that its stance on AI safety could make it a political target. The filing does not name President Donald Trump.
After saying in July that it had found structures resembling human consciousness in its models, Anthropic is campaigning for the "consciousness" and "welfare" of these systems. Le Monde reports that some experts fear where this could lead.
Investigators told Ars Technica how thieves on highways used GPS spoofing to steal shipments headed for data centers. The losses in data center equipment add up to $100 million.
Hidden instructions were found in WhatsApp's online help, including directions not to mention the GDPR or data protection authorities. WhatsApp says it was a mistake.