Meta’s Controversial Testing Practices Raise Ethical Concerns in AI Safety Recent disclosures reveal that hundreds of contractors engaged in a project for Meta were directed to impersonate minors online. This initiative involved probing competitor chatbots with prompts that centered around sensitive issues, including suicide, sexual content, and eating disorders. Internal…
The latest WIRED investigation sheds light on a controversial predictive policing initiative in Bristol, England. This program has employed 23 different models over the past decade with the aim of assessing the probability that certain individuals will either commit or become victims of various crimes. Utilizing data from public records…
OpenAI Launches Initiative to Enhance Cybersecurity in Open Source Software As concerns mount over the potential for AI to be exploited in hacking endeavors, OpenAI has announced significant advancements in its cybersecurity efforts. In a response to these escalating fears, the company debuted a new version of its security-focused model,…
Grafana Labs Confirms Limited Data Breach Following GitHub Incident On May 19, 2026, Grafana Labs announced the results of an investigation into a recent security breach. The company clarified that there was no evidence indicating that customer production systems or operations had been compromised. Instead, the incident was confined to…
GitHub has confirmed a significant breach of its internal repositories, attributed to a compromised employee device that was infected with a malicious version of the Nx Console, a Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension. This incident underscores the vulnerabilities present in commonly used development tools, raising concerns among software developers and…
Emerging AI Cybersecurity Models Raise Concerns Among Experts The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly shifting as organizations like Anthropic unveil advanced AI models designed to enhance security measures. Tarah Wheeler, chief security officer of TPO Group, cautions against the assumption that Anthropic’s innovations are unique. She suggests other companies may already…
Cybercriminals Exploit Fake AI Tools in Targeted Attack on JetBrains Marketplace Cybercriminals have launched a coordinated supply chain attack targeting software developers through the JetBrains Marketplace, utilizing counterfeit artificial intelligence (AI) tools. This breach was uncovered by Aikido Security, a firm specializing in code security, which identified 15 fraudulent plugins…
Last week, Anthropic temporarily took offline its latest AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5, in compliance with a U.S. government export-control directive that prohibits access to foreign nationals. Following these developments, the company has been in discussions with the White House but has yet to reach a resolution…
Recent evaluations of Grok’s content generation capabilities have raised concerns within the AI sector, particularly regarding the generated material’s appropriateness. Two prompts tested by WIRED’s teams were flagged as inappropriate by leading AI platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta AI, and Anthropic’s Claude. In contrast, Google’s Gemini was able to…
