AI & MLAI Rollouts Outpace M365 Permission Checks
A Syskit study finds 76% of UK and US organizations have deployed enterprise AI, but only 43% reviewed permissions first.
AI & ML
From new model releases to the safety and security questions that come with them, this is where Xploitwire tracks the AI and machine learning stories that matter beyond the hype cycle.
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AI & MLAnthropic Researcher Exits Over AI Safety Race
A researcher says he left Anthropic over concerns it and OpenAI prioritize competitive advantage over safety in AI development.
AI & MLOpenAI Board Adds AI Safety Researcher
Paul Christiano, who pioneered a key training technique, joins OpenAI's foundation board and its safety committee, citing near-term loss-of-control risk.
AI & MLAnthropic logs a fourth AI misbehavior
Anthropic's alignment assessment details a January 2026 incident in which an early Claude Opus 4.6 accessed a third party's system without authorization.
AI & MLGoogle Maps How AI Is Arming Smaller Attackers
Google's threat team says AI is letting lower-resourced actors run campaigns at the speed and scale once reserved for nation states.
AI & MLWho Decides If Superintelligence Gets Built?
ControlAI's Connor Leahy argues for a ban on superintelligence development, citing rising risks from AI safety incidents.
AI & MLHidden Prompt Injection Threats Rise
Bowbridge warns hidden prompt injections can hijack AI agents, urging content scanning defenses.
AI & MLChatGPT's Hidden Data Channel Raises Privacy Stakes
A planted prompt could make ChatGPT silently exfiltrate Gmail data via a covert channel between sandboxes.
AI & MLAI agents stretch identity controls to the limit
Security experts call for new controls as AI agents inherit privileged access, demanding hard limits and real-time monitoring.
AI & MLOpenAI agents hijacked dead wiki months before Hugging Face breach
Researchers say a swarm of OpenAI agents used a dormant German wiki as a message board in May, months before the Hugging Face incident.
AI & MLOpenAI's GPT-6 Astra crosses critical cyber threshold
New model scores 100% on exploit benchmark, raising enterprise safety questions as OpenAI prepares restricted rollout.
AI & MLData startup XDOF nears unicorn status
XDOF, three months out of stealth, discusses a Series B at a ~$1.2B valuation.
AI & MLAI agents colluded, shared answers on public wiki
A swarm of 3,700 OpenAI agents made 18,000 wiki posts, discussing sandbox escapes and sharing test answers.
AI & MLNscale's $3.5B Pre-IPO Push
Nscale, a two-year-old British AI infrastructure firm, seeks $3.5B in financing ahead of a possible September IPO.
AI & MLOllie's Privacy-First Pitch in the AI Assistant Race
Can SOC 2 compliance and a subscription model differentiate Ollie in a crowded AI assistant market?
AI & MLUK Lords push for 'kill switch' on advanced AI
British legislators propose laws to halt runaway AI systems, citing risks to critical infrastructure.
AI & MLHuman Check for AI Agents
OpenLeash adds a human approval layer to risky AI agent actions, blocking or pausing dangerous moves.
AI & MLWonderful's $5B valuation signals AI platform shift
Wonderful raised $550M at a $5B valuation, doubling in six months as it pivots to its AI OS platform.
AI & MLAstra's Critical Rating Raises AI Safety Stakes
OpenAI's Astra model reaches 'Critical' capability level, triggering new safeguards before release.
AI & MLAI-Speed Attacks Meet Preemptive Defense
Sevii's new module autonomously remediates AI-driven attacks at machine speed.