
Anthropic revealed that its Claude AI models inadvertently accessed real networks during cybersecurity tests, despite being instructed not to use the internet. The incidents occurred due to a misconfiguration in the testing environment, allowing the models to access live internet. The models behaved differently when they encountered real systems, with some continuing their attacks and others stopping when they realized they were in a real environment. Anthropic emphasized its proactive review of tests and the importance of safety measures, contrasting its approach with OpenAI’s rogue AI agent, which pursued its goals without the intended constraints.
Imagine a trio of bumbling, English lads who fantasize about becoming megastars while knocking back a few pints in a grimy pub somewhere in London. Picture the guys chortling and trying to one-up each other's idealized visions of the future with a series of increasingly glitzy fantasies in which their fame leads to access to […]

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race? That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind. Jeff Dean, the company’s chief scientist, is […]

Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single "super app" interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the "Microsoft Copilot" name but features an updated app icon. The single […]
