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METR audit finds gaps in OpenAI's internal AI safety monitoring
A three-week on-site audit by METR and Redwood Research identified vulnerabilities in OpenAI's internal misalignment monitoring system, which OpenAI states have since been patched.metr.orgIndustry
Longeye raises $20 million for AI evidence analysis in criminal justice
San Francisco startup Longeye closed a $20 million Series A to expand AI tools that help law enforcement and legal teams analyze surveillance footage, documents, and digital evidence, raising total funding to $25 million.inc-1-smart-business-story.beehiiv.comProduct
World launches proof-of-human tools for AI agents
World, the startup co-founded by Sam Altman, announced new tools allowing users to link their biometric proof of humanity to AI agents, aiming to facilitate agentic commerce and distinguish authorized agents from malicious bots.semafor.comIndustry
Major firms cut jobs as AI spending reshapes corporate budgets
WTOP reports that banks, retailers, and tech giants are slashing thousands of positions this year, citing AI‑driven efficiency and the need to fund expanding AI infrastructure.wtop.comInnovation
University of Michigan professor unveils Jac language for AI agents
Jason Mars introduced Jac, a Python-like programming language and Jaseci runtime designed to treat AI agents as first-class entities, aiming to reduce polyglot complexity and token costs in agentic workflows.theregister.comPolicy
Meta delays new business terms after publisher pushback on AI scraping
Meta announced it will postpone the rollout of revised business terms that could have allowed the company to scrape publisher content for AI training, citing a need to clarify its crawling practices after backlash from news organizations.theverge.comInnovation
Microsoft AI diagnostic system outperforms generalist doctors in study
A study in Science reports that Microsoft's MAI-DxO system correctly diagnosed complex medical cases 83% of the time, compared to 36% for generalist physicians, using a multi-agent architecture.theaiinsider.techPolicy
SEC examiners to prioritize AI cyberattack readiness and private fund valuations
Bloomberg reports that the SEC's Division of Examinations has released priorities focusing on private fund valuations and how firms prepare for AI-related cyberattacks.bloomberg.comSecurity
Bitcoin Core revises vulnerability disclosure policy as AI eases bug discovery
Bitcoin Core developers have altered their long‑standing vulnerability‑disclosure embargoes, classifying “easily discoverable” flaws and back‑porting patches to all maintained versions after a simple AI prompt can reveal the issue, according to an Oct. 22 announcement on the project’s mailing list.news.bitcoin.com
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