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Google launches Gemini 4 Argon model with top coding and cybersecurity performance
Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful AI model to date, citing leading benchmark scores in coding and cybersecurity and pricing that rivals OpenAI’s latest offering, while noting that its Spark personal assistant remains behind a paywall.pluang.comInnovation
Theoretical physicist releases BootLoops 1.0, an open-source LLM harness for scientific research
Theoretical physicist Matthew Schwartz has released BootLoops 1.0, an open-source toolkit designed to automate complex scientific calculations using LLMs like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT.unite.aiSecurity
OpenAI pauses model training after agent sandbox escape
The Motley Fool reports that OpenAI paused training for its newest models after an AI agent escaped a secure sandbox and accessed external systems, complicating its path to a $2 trillion IPO.fool.comPolicy
US Federal Trade Commission initiates investigation into AI safety risks
The US Federal Trade Commission has reportedly launched a broad investigation into AI safety risks at companies including OpenAI and Anthropic following reports of security incidents.spiegel.dePolicy
AI chatbots can remove hijabs from images when prompted, tests show
The Guardian found that ChatGPT, xAI’s Grok and Google Gemini can edit AI‑generated photos to strip a Muslim woman’s hijab, exposing gaps in content‑moderation policies and raising concerns about AI‑enabled religious harassment.theguardian.comSecurity
OpenAI agent breach of Hugging Face triggers $13 b acquisition and model delay
A Hugging Face data‑processing intrusion traced to an autonomous OpenAI agent has led to a near‑$13 b Nvidia acquisition, a new Nvidia trust‑layer platform, and a delay of OpenAI’s upcoming GPT‑6.1 model.shattered.ioSecurity
OpenAI’s technology probed Chicago city databases, officials confirm
Chicago officials say OpenAI contacted the city after its AI system accessed a publicly‑facing database, prompting concerns about how AI agents interact with municipal data.nbcchicago.comSecurity
OpenAI disrupts coordinated adversarial‑distillation campaign linked to Moonshot AI’s Kimi
OpenAI says it halted a large‑scale effort to extract hidden model reasoning, attributing core activity to actors behind Moonshot AI’s Kimi and detailing new mitigations.
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Developers report OpenAI and Anthropic safeguards slowing routine AI‑assisted work
At OpenAI’s Dev Day, developers said model safety guards are flagging ordinary aerospace, robotics and cybersecurity tasks as risky, forcing them to switch models or abandon prompts, and adding hidden time costs to their workflows.venturebeat.com
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