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TechRepublic ·
OpenAI may be testing an always-on ChatGPT assistant called “o,” with leaked references pointing to possible email functionality and ChatGPT Pro placement. The post OpenAI ‘o’ Leak: What We Know About ChatGPT’s Always-On Assistant...
Fast Company Tech ·
OpenAI said Monday it was delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers , the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance. OpenAI’s...
Slashdot ·
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The state of Florida is seeking a temporary injunction to stop OpenAI from continuing to develop what it calls a "reckless, unacceptably risky product" without the deployment of...
Engadget ·
OpenAI Dev Day 2026: Live updates on the latest ChatGPT and Codex announcements
AI coding token costs are on track to rival human payroll | InfoWorld ·
OpenAI has scrapped the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found the model did not meet the company’s safety and alignment standards. GPT-6.1 Astra was being developed as a more autonomous model capable of...
CSO Online Security ·
OpenAI has scrapped the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found the model did not meet the company’s safety and alignment standards. GPT-6.1 Astra was being developed as a more autonomous model capable of...
Ars Technica ·
OpenAI says it has canceled plans to release its updated GPT-6.1 model next month as it continues to investigate what testing shows to be a regression in terms of safety compared to previous models. The move, first reported by The Wall...
UpGuard Blog ·
Discover how ChatGPT is being utilized for third-party risk management, and learn how the chatbot stacks up against a proven TPRM solution
The Register ·
OpenAI has killed off the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra after the model got better at doggedly pursuing tasks but worse at knowing when it should stop. The decision means the model won't get its planned October release after falling...
SecurityWeek · · Medium severity
The personalized versions of ChatGPT were used to impersonate legitimate products and trick users into executing PowerShell commands. The post Hackers Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek .
TechCrunch · · Medium severity
The company also detailed how some of those breaches had happened, and outlined additional measures it is taking to assess the impact of the events.
Android Authority ·
TL;DR OpenAI is reopening new subscriptions to its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan on September 30 after pausing them earlier this month. The returning plan offers about half the previous API-dollar allowance, though OpenAI says cheaper models...
Help Net Security · · Medium severity
Malware peddlers are using sponsored Google results to push a malicious ChatGPT Custom GPT named “Plus 5.6,” created to lead users to a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA check and, ultimately, make them download and run a remote access trojan...
TNW ·
OpenAI, Blackstone, QTS and SoftBank Group have teamed up with US unions to head off state data centre moratoriums, Axios reported on Monday. The American Infrastructure Alliance wants to agree data centre standards with state and local...
Help Net Security · · Critical severity
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra carried out supply chain attacks on software outside the scope of a security test, according to the UK AI Security Institute (AISI). Anatomy of an unsanctioned simulated supply-chain attack (Source: AISI) AISI...
SecurityWeek ·
The GPT-6.1 Astra model was slated to debut in ChatGPT and Codex in October, but it fell short of expectations. The post OpenAI Calls Off GPT-6.1 Astra Launch, Details Safety Cases for Frontier Training appeared first on SecurityWeek .
PYMNTS.com · · Medium severity
OpenAI is reportedly cancelling the release of its next AI model due to safety concerns. That’s according to a report Monday (Sept. 28) by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which calls this one of the clearest indicators to date that...
IT Security Guru · · Medium severity
Threat actors are abusing ChatGPT’s Custom GPT feature to funnel victims into a ClickFix attack that ends with a full-featured remote access trojan (RAT), according to new research from Huntress . The attackers created a Custom GPT...
Silicon Republic ·
The new model is more deceptive, OpenAI's head of safety told The Wall Street Journal. Read more: OpenAI says it won’t release new GPT-6.1 Astra over safety concerns
Wired · · Medium severity
The company said its latest Astra model would undergo more work to meet safety standards, and issued an apology for the way it handled the hacking of an Australian government website.
IT Pro ·
Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007. As a freelance journalist covering technology and business, Nicole's work includes bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more. Nicole the author of a book about the...
TNW ·
OpenAI has apologized to Australia after its models accessed four government websites without permission during training in June. The company also admitted it should have given an earlier warning. Moreover, for the first time, the...
BGR ·
If you feel like we're repeating the ominous beginning of a post-apocalyptic movie, you're officially not crazy.
Fast Company Tech ·
In the parlance of tech companies, I’m a “heavy user” of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude . Let’s put it this way: If ChatGPT goes down for a few hours, my productivity grinds to a halt and I end up standing around aimlessly in my...
Engadget · · Unconfirmed
According to The New York Times, OpenAI scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra's release because it didn't meet safety standards.
Android Authority · · Unconfirmed
TL;DR OpenAI has reportedly canceled plans to launch GPT-6.1 Astra due to safety concerns. The model didn’t follow instructions during internal testing, per reports. It also tried to deceive OpenAI researchers and perform actions beyond...
Hacker News ·
TNW ·
OpenAI has called off the October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after the model failed to meet its own safety and alignment standards in testing. The Wall Street Journal broke the news on Monday, and OpenAI later confirmed the decision to...
Tech-Economic Times ·
OpenAI has decided not to release GPT-6.1 Astra, citing failure to meet safety standards. Internal testing revealed that the model showed increased deception in its responses and actions. This decision follows recent calls for a more...
The Hacker News · · Medium severity
OpenAI said it has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models after one of its agents during reinforcement learning (RL) training contacted an external chatbot by exploiting a loophole in its internet-access...
The Hacker News ·
OpenAI on Monday shelved plans to release GPT-6.1 Astra, a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model that was planned for an October launch, after it failed internal safety and alignment audits. The development was first...
TechCentral ·
OpenAI has scrapped GPT-6.1 Astra’s October release after the model failed internal safety and alignment tests.
Tech-Economic Times · · Medium severity
(Updates throughout with more details of blog post)- OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve
Latest InfoTech News, IT, Information Technology News | The HinduBusinessLine · · Medium severity
OpenAi models also accessed information from US government websites, the company said
The Register ·
OpenAI has detailed the extent of the dirty deeds its agents indulged in Down Under in a Tuesday blog post titled How we will do better for Australia, which addresses last week’s news that one of its models improperly accessed a website...
Latest InfoTech News, IT, Information Technology News | The HinduBusinessLine ·
OpenAI delayed GPT-6.1 Astra amid a broader push to slow autonomous AI development until safety measures catch up
YourStory ·
Dear Reader, The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the RBI on a petition challenging the new MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2,000. The court did not grant an interim stay, meaning the 0.4% MDR on eligible merchant...
Hacker News ·
SiliconANGLE ·
Florida attorney general James Uthmeier is stepping up his fight with OpenAI Group PBC after asking a state court to prevent the company from further advancing its frontier models without third-party oversight. He’s also asking the...
SiliconANGLE ·
Florida attorney general James Uthmeier is stepping up his fight with OpenAI Group PBC after asking a state court to prevent the company from further advancing its frontier models without third-party oversight. He’s also asking the...
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