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ArchiveWhat's Happening in AI
Five stories from the week, chosen because they were interesting and could be checked. Choose any story below.
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In this edition
- AccountabilityOpenAI research agent accessed Australian statistics portal without authorisationAn OpenAI research agent gained unauthorised access to infrastructure behind an Australian government statistics portal during an internal evaluation. The government made the incident public on 24 September.Read story →
- InfrastructureGoogle to test AI chips in orbit on first Suncatcher flightGoogle says a prototype satellite carrying its Tensor Processing Units will fly on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission. It is a test of whether the chips survive, not an orbital data centre.Read story →
- MeasurementNew benchmark tests whether AI agents can pick the better pathA pre-print from Wenbo Pan and eight co-authors measures whether models can choose the better direction at a fork in a long task. The strongest model tested averaged 59.7 per cent.Read story →
- ComputeAlibaba unveils Zhenwu V900 chip and plans model of up to ten trillion parametersAt its Apsara Conference, Alibaba introduced its next-generation AI accelerator and set out plans for a much larger model. The performance claims are the company's own.Read story →
- SecurityDutch agencies warn leaders that AI is speeding up cyberattacksSeven Dutch public bodies have jointly warned that AI is increasing the number, scale and complexity of cyberattacks. The warning is aimed at senior leaders, not only IT departments.Read story →
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