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 Security · Updated · 2 sources · 3 min
OpenAI on Thursday launched GPT-6 Cyber, a specialised cybersecurity model it ranks as having ‘critical’ ability to identify vulnerabilities and develop exploits, up from ‘high’ for its predecessor. Built on GPT-6 Astra, the model is initially available only to a select group of approved Daybreak Red customers; Daybreak Red is for authorized red teaming, penetration testing and exploit validation. |
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Security · 2 sources · 3 min
A hobbyist with an interest in cybersecurity used an OpenAI model to find a severe vulnerability that could allow hackers to take control of servers running Ubuntu if exploited. He reported the issue to the Debian Project, which issued a patch. The ease of the discovery suggests there may be more potential exploits that novice hackers can use with AI models. |
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AI · Developing · 3 sources · 2 min
Two days after voters in 10 states backed restrictions or rejected pro-development measures in all but one of 41 local ballot measures, OpenAI released a new framework Thursday outlining how it will operate data centers it owns and operates and engage with communities, including a pledge to pay the full cost of power and a commitment to stay away from non-disclosure agreements with public officials. |
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AI · 2 min
Together AI unveiled Together Compiler on Wednesday, a system that uses AI coding agents to generate, test and improve GPU kernels for its inference infrastructure without an engineer directing each experiment, the company said. The agents can do overnight what might otherwise take engineers weeks of manual tuning, but human review remains required before any code is deployed to production. |
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Editor's picks AI · Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash brings 15-second clip generation and 30 per cent cheaper API pricing, a concrete advance in multimodal AI. |
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Signal (beta) · what the people building AI said
OpenAI releases Images 2.6
OpenAI announced Images 2.6 in ChatGPT and Codex across all tiers, alongside Flare and Sunburst models in the API. OpenAI Developers says the API models generate images 50% faster than before and that Sunburst preserves details more consistently across edits at medium or high quality.
Images 2.6 is available today in ChatGPT, and Codex across all tiers on web, desktop, and mobile.
Image-2.6 Flare and Sunburst, our two new API image models, generate images 50% faster than before.
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