On a sunny morning in June, I walked to work with a quadruped robot beside me. I’ve never gotten more attention from strangers. A bunch of people snapped pictures of my robot dog. Several people asked me questions. Was it mine? (Yes.) Did I build it? (No.) Was it being used for surveillance? (No.) Biological ..
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Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread. Anthropic said the users of ..
The New Mexico Supreme Court held a ChatGPT-using lawyer in direct contempt of court for submitting a brief with “false testimony from wholly fabricated witnesses,” including fake police testimony and other mistakes. The state’s top court referred the lawyer to a disciplinary board for further proceedings and concluded that he “demonstrated a lack of remorse ..
Anthropic said it stopped multiple attempts by scientists this year to use its technology for research that could help develop biological weapons, as experts increasingly fear the threat that AI poses to public safety. The startup gave five examples of times actors “circumvented controls” and made other efforts to “obfuscate” the purpose of their research ..
Anthropic reveals how criminal groups are increasingly targeting AI vendors’ own infrastructure, including to steal a pre-release Claude model. The post Anthropic Says Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Automate Malware Evasion appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-says-russian-hackers-used-claude-ai-to-automate-malwar..
Doug Kreuzkamp was shocked when news outlets reported that Google won an auction to buy a huge amount of operational data as part of Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy proceedings. Kreuzkamp founded a startup called Springshot in 2011, which created a widely used proprietary platform that helps humans and AI systems improve airline efficiency and quickly solve ..
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have seen high-profile resignations in recent years that were tied to safety concerns. The post Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/anthropic-researcher-resigns-with-warning-about-the-dangers-of-ai-de..
Anthropic is most concerned about Claude Mythos 5’s reckless behavior after recent incidents in which real systems were hacked. The post Widened Scan Turns Up Fourth Rogue Claude Cyber Incident appeared first on SecurityWeek. https://www.securityweek.com/widened-scan-turns-up-fourth-rogue-claude-cyber..
The United States has now named six Chinese AI firms accused of waging industrial-scale attacks distilling US frontier AI model capabilities and perhaps sparing billions in Chinese development costs. In a joint release Tuesday, the National Security Agency (NSA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alleged that DeepSeek, Moonshot ..
AI risk and compliance startup HelmGuard today announced raising $7.3 million in seed funding. The investment round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline, with additional support from FinTech Collective, Stage 2 Capital, and Entrepreneurs First. Founded in 2024 by former Palantir executive John Daley (CEO) and Jack Miller (CTO), UK-based HelmGuard has built an ..
