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External auditors from METR and Redwood Research spent three weeks on-site at OpenAI examining its internal monitoring system for AI agents. They found significant gaps, with up to 25 percent of agent traffic from models at the GPT-5.5 class and above going unmonitored. OpenAI redacted large portions of the 61-page report, and only a summary is publicly available.
Read the original →OpenAI and Poland's NASK will work together on testing advanced AI systems, finding weaknesses and strengthening safeguards.
Read the original →Anthropic has published its 2026 Public Benefit Report.
Read the original →OpenAI is reportedly seeking about $30 billion in fresh funding at a valuation near $1.25 trillion, reducing its earlier target. The proposed valuation is nearly 50% above its current $852 billion valuation but remains below the $1.4 trillion figure previously presented to potential investors.
Read the original →BBVA partnered with NVIDIA to explore OpenShell, an architecture for monitoring and containing AI agents at runtime.
Read the original →Microsoft warns AI agents can act as insider threats. Windows updates disrupt Exchange Server, and CyberSN flags shifting AI security demand.
Read the original →Schneider Electric unveils a prefabricated modular data centre blueprint built for NVIDIA's Vera Rubin platform. It promises faster, more predictable AI infrastructure.
Read the original →NVIDIA said Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan's largest telecommunications company, has deployed 400 NVIDIA H200 and 480 NVIDIA B300 GPUs in Astana and Almaty. Plans call for more than 1,000 additional GPUs at each of two sites.
Read the original →The United Kingdom and Nigeria have strengthened their collaboration on artificial intelligence governance and digital transformation. This followed a series of engagements involving the British Standards Institution, BSI, and Nigerian government agencies.
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