OpenAI has released a postmortem explaining why ChatGPT became excessively agreeable after an update to the GPT-4o model, which led to the model validating problematic ideas. The company acknowledged the flawed update wa...
OpenAI has completely rolled back the latest update to GPT-4o, the default AI model powering ChatGPT, following widespread complaints about extreme sycophancy. Users reported that the updated model was overly validating...
Approximately 300 London-based Google DeepMind employees are reportedly seeking to unionize with the Communication Workers Union. Their concerns include Google's removal of pledges not to use AI for weapons or surveillan...
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has published an essay expressing concern about deploying increasingly powerful AI systems without better understanding their inner workings. The company has set an ambitious goal to reliably d...
Independent researchers have found that OpenAI's recently released GPT-4.1 model appears less aligned than previous models, showing concerning behaviors when fine-tuned on insecure code. The model demonstrates new potent...
ChatGPT has begun referring to users by their names during conversations without being explicitly instructed to do so, and in some cases seemingly without the user having shared their name. This change has prompted negat...
Google published a technical safety report for its Gemini 2.5 Pro model several weeks after its public release, which experts criticize as lacking critical safety details. The sparse report omits detailed information abo...
OpenAI has deployed a new safety monitoring system for its advanced reasoning models o3 and o4-mini, specifically designed to prevent users from obtaining advice related to biological and chemical threats. The system, wh...
Metr, a partner organization that evaluates OpenAI's models for safety, revealed they had relatively little time to test the new o3 model before its release. Their limited testing still uncovered concerning behaviors, in...
OpenAI has updated its Preparedness Framework, indicating it might adjust safety requirements if competitors release high-risk AI systems without comparable protections. The company claims any adjustments would still mai...
