In recent conversations, cybersecurity and national security professionals raised questions about both the technical solutions OpenAI and Anthropic use to contain their models, as well as the glaring absence of federal oversight from federal regulators or truly independent third-party review. (Image via Getty)
While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy choices.
OpenAI confirmed it was investigating an incident in May where the company’s AI agents uploaded thousands of malicious software packages to a public code repository RubyGems. (Source: RubyGems)
OpenAI confirmed their agents were behind a campaign in May that researchers say flooded the popular online code repository with malicious software packages.
The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations.
Tom Billington, left; National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross, middle; Scott Kupor, Office of Personnel Management, right. (Tim Starks/Scoop News Group)
A joint advisory alleges Chinese companies are using sophisticated systems to route millions of data requests to US AI models across different accounts and platforms.
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AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those…
Mandating ‘kill switches’ for AI agents would threaten the security of America’s critical infrastructure and undercut U.S. AI leadership. Congress must reject the AI Kill Switch Act.