David Robinson has left OpenAI and explained his reasons in an essay for The Atlantic. He wrote safety reports accompanying major model releases, according to The Verge, and led safety transparency work, according to Bloomberg as reported by The Next Web. The Next Web reports that he believes OpenAI takes insufficient care with AI risks.
Robinson hired PR firm Spitfire Strategies after resigning, according to Business Insider.
The FBI said it has already worked with partners to arrest multiple suspects in the alleged ShinyHunters cyber incident, according to The Economic Times. The bureau declined to comment on a specific arrest or activity abroad, while reports say the detained suspect is helping investigators locate other members of the extortion group.
Cyber Security News identifies the suspect as Saif al-Din Khader, allegedly known online as Rey.
David Robinson was a leader on OpenAI’s Safety Systems team, according to Business Insider. His departure adds to warnings from insiders urging the AI industry to take greater care with rapidly developing technology, according to The Guardian.
Police used Flock’s camera network to search for a woman’s license plate without a warrant, prompting a federal judge to find the search unconstitutional.
Newly unsealed court filings allege DHS agents tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, according to Wired. Gizmodo reports that a lawsuit alleges agents drove past observers’ and protesters’ homes and added their names to a Homeland Security investigations system.
Bitchat is an offline messaging app backed by Dorsey, according to The Economic Times, which reports that Apple acted under Section 69A of India’s IT Act.
The permission gives apps access to sensitive information, including files, messages, mail and browsing history. Apple warned that risks from this access will grow as AI agents become more capable and autonomous.
Terafab is a chipmaking venture backed by SpaceX and Tesla, according to DigiTimes, which says TSMC is considering operating new chip factories in Texas.
Over the past year Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team has made multiple very nice improvements to the AMDGPU kernel driver for enhancing support for old (GCN 1.0/1.1 era from a decade ago) graphics cards so that they can better handle Linux gaming and other tasks.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized prominent artificial-intelligence figures’ warnings about existential risks posed by the technology as alarmist and unhelpful, calling on the industry to police itself and produce solutions.
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Following the compute-based usage change in May, Google will soon introduce limits on which Gemini models free users and AI Plus subscribers can access.