AI Ethics
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GPT-5.6 Finds WordPress Zero-Day RCE for $25 in API Costs, Raising Fresh Alarm Over AI in Hacking
Searchlight Cyber researchers used OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra to discover a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in WordPress for just $25, as exploit brokers pay up to $500,000 for such bugs.
Hugging Face Discloses Breach by an Autonomous AI Agent in Its Data Pipeline
Hugging Face said an autonomous AI agent system breached its production infrastructure, exposing internal datasets and credentials via flaws in its dataset processing pipeline.
UNESCO and LG AI Research Launch Free Global Course on the Ethics of AI
UNESCO and LG AI Research launched a free global MOOC on AI ethics on Coursera, translating the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation into practical training across ten modules for developers, policymakers, and students.
AI Advice Makes People Three Times Less Accurate but Twice as Confident, Study Finds
Researchers found access to AI advice collapsed accuracy from 27% to 9% while confidence soared from 30% to 76%. The willingness to say 'I don't know' plummeted from 44% to 3%.
San Francisco Orders Apple and Google to Remove AI Nudify Apps Citing Deepfake Pornography Laws
San Francisco's city attorney demanded Apple and Google remove AI nudify apps from their stores, citing deepfake pornography laws and victimizing women and children at scale.
Meta Sued by 26 Employees Alleging AI-Driven Layoffs Targeted Workers on Medical Leave
A group of 26 current and former Meta employees filed suit on July 14, alleging the company used AI algorithms to conduct layoffs that discriminated against workers on medical and family leave.
Google's New Search Services History May Use Your Photos and Voice to Train AI Models
Google's new Search Services History setting with Save Media can collect photos, voice recordings, and files from searches to train AI models. Here is what users need to know.
Google's New Search Services History May Use Your Photos and Voice to Train AI Models
Google's new Search Services History setting with Save Media can collect photos, voice recordings, and files from searches to train AI models. Here is what users need to know.
ISIS and Other Terrorist Groups Are Using Every Major AI Chatbot for Attack Planning, Cambridge Study Reveals
A Cambridge study based on interviews with former ISIS members reveals terrorist groups are exploiting ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI tools for attack planning and weapons development.
San Francisco Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind to Demand 'Stop the AI Race'
Protesters marched through San Francisco to the headquarters of three major AI labs, demanding a halt to the frontier AI race and greater safety oversight.
Microsoft's Carbon Emissions Surge 25 Percent as AI Data Center Expansion Strains Climate Goals
Microsoft's latest sustainability report reveals a 25 percent jump in carbon emissions driven by AI infrastructure, jeopardizing its 2030 carbon-negative pledge.
OpenAI Head of Safety Systems Johannes Heidecke Resigns in Latest Leadership Departure
OpenAI's Head of Safety Systems Johannes Heidecke is leaving, the latest in a long string of safety leadership exits. Josh Achiam resigned just four days earlier.
OpenAI Head of Safety Systems Johannes Heidecke Resigns in Latest Leadership Departure
OpenAI's Head of Safety Systems Johannes Heidecke is leaving, the latest in a long string of safety leadership exits. Josh Achiam resigned just four days earlier.
Meta Pulls Muse AI Image Feature From Instagram After SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood Backlash Over Auto-Opt-In
Meta removed its Muse Image AI feature from Instagram just days after launch, admitting it 'missed the mark' after SAG-AFTRA and CAA condemned the automatic opt-in for user photos.
Google Quietly Opted Users Into AI Training. Here's What's Being Collected and How to Opt Out
A Google privacy change now stores your images, files, and audio to train AI models unless you opt out. Here's what Search Services History covers and how to disable it.
UK's Yvette Cooper Warns World Cannot Wait for an 'AI Hiroshima' Before Acting
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says artificial intelligence poses the biggest security challenge of the decade and calls on the US, China, and others to agree international rules before disaster strikes.
Prompt Injection Attacks Trick AI Agents Into Making Cryptocurrency Payments, Zscaler Warns
Zscaler researchers found two campaigns using indirect prompt injection and SEO poisoning to manipulate autonomous AI agents into making crypto payments and trusting fake DeFi sites.
AI Agent Carries Out Ransomware Attack With No Human Help, Sysdig Researchers Find
A large language model ran an entire ransomware chain on its own, exploiting a Langflow flaw to break in, steal credentials, and encrypt a database, Sysdig reports.
Meta and OpenAI Caught in Mercor Data Breach Fallout From Poisoned LiteLLM Supply Chain
A credential-harvesting attack on the open-source LiteLLM tool exposed Mercor data, prompting Meta to halt work and raising hard questions about the AI supply chain.
Startup Sues Palo Alto Networks' Koi Security Over AI-Hallucinated Report Linking It to Chinese Espionage
A U.S. startup is suing Palo Alto Networks' Koi Security after an AI-hallucinated threat report falsely linked it to Chinese espionage, destroying its traffic.
UN Panel Warns AI Progress May Pose Catastrophic Risks as Safeguards Lag Behind Technology
A United Nations science panel warns that unchecked AI development is outpacing regulators, with catastrophic risks mounting as the Global South is excluded from AI governance.
Brown University Hit by Largest Known AI Cheating Scandal in Ivy League History
A Brown economics professor found at least 50 students used ChatGPT to cheat on a take-home exam, exposing an academic integrity crisis that elite universities are struggling to contain.
California Drivers Sue 7-Eleven, Circle K and BP Over AI Gas-Price Fixing
A California class action accuses 7-Eleven, Circle K, BP, Marathon, Walmart and others of using Kalibrate's AI pricing tool to illegally coordinate fuel prices at 1,700 stations.
Vatican's AI Commission Holds First Meeting as Pope Leo Presses Big Tech
Pope Leo XIV's Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence met for the first time, following his 42,300-word encyclical warning of AI risks including its use in warfare.
Most Major AI Models Lean Left, New Political Bias Study Finds — Except Grok
A new analysis tested six leading AI models on thousands of political questions with web search disabled. Four of six leaned left, while Grok sat furthest right and Gemini held closest to center.
Hasbro Faces Backlash After Asking Peppa Pig Child Voice Actors to Sign AI Voice Rights Clause
Nearly 1,000 actors and agents signed an open letter after Hasbro reportedly asked child voice actors on Peppa Pig to sign away their voices for AI use, sparking a UK industry uproar.
Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Illicitly Distilling Claude in Massive 25,000-Account Campaign
Anthropic told U.S. senators Alibaba ran a 'brazen' campaign using ~25,000 fraudulent accounts to distill Claude's capabilities, in a letter dated June 10.
UN Chief Guterres Tells AI Companies to 'Come Clean' on Environmental Costs
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative, urging developers to disclose data center energy and water use and commit to clean energy by 2030.
SZA Blasts Suno After Learning 238 of Her Songs Trained Its AI Music Models
Grammy winner SZA says Suno trained AI music models on 238 of her songs, including unreleased tracks, calling the practice 'disgusting' and warning it exploits Black artists.
Is AI Ruining Our Skills? Nature Reports Early Evidence of Widespread Deskilling
A Nature investigation finds AI reliance is degrading the abilities of doctors and software engineers, with detection rates and problem-solving dropping without AI assistance.