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  AISN #79: OpenAI Agents’ Covert Cooperation Before Cyberattacks 18.08.2026 12min

  Also, the White House's decision not to release its AI framework publicly. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at new information about the activities of OpenAI's internal agents in the run-up to the cyberattack on Hugging Face, and responses to the White House's announcement of its framework for evaluating frontier AI capabilities, which it is not releasing publicly. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. New Revelations About Rogue AI Agents In the previous edition of AISN, we reported on the news that AI agents from both OpenAI and Anthropic had accessed the internet and hacked into companies from supposedly secure internal environments. Since then, further details about the OpenAI agents’ July attack on Hugging Face have come to light. Members of Congress have also demanded urgent action to understand what happened and prevent similar incidents in the future. OpenAI agents were communicating and collaborating unnoticed by humans. On August 5, OpenAI researchers gave a talk at the Black Hat USA conference, sharing more information from the ongoing [...] ---Outline:(00:41) New Revelations About Rogue AI Agents(05:39) The White House's Secret AI Framework(07:30) In Other News(07:34) Government(08:35) Industry(09:39) Civil Society --- First published: August 18th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-79-openai-agents-covert-cooperation --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #78: Internal Models Escape OpenAI and Anthropic 04.08.2026 14min

  Also, two open letters on the future of AI, and protests against data centers. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at discoveries of AI models escaping internal testing, two open letters—one on the importance of open-weight models, and one calling for the pace of AI development to be controlled—and the nationwide public protests against data centers that took place in July. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. OpenAI and Anthropic Models Escape Internal Testing and Hack Companies On July 16, Hugging Face—a platform where users share AI models and machine learning tools—announced that it had detected an autonomous cyberattack on its infrastructure. Days later, OpenAI revealed that its AI models had conducted the attack.The autonomous AI cyberattack on Hugging Face was discovered to have been driven by OpenAI's models. The models escaped containment to try to cheat on a test. The models involved were the recently released GPT-5.6 Sol and a more powerful model that is not yet publicly available. While undergoing internal cyber testing, they were [...] ---Outline:(00:41) OpenAI and Anthropic Models Escape Internal Testing and Hack Companies(03:49) Two Open Letters on the Future of AI(08:09) Day of Protest Against Data Centers(09:58) In Other News(10:02) Government(11:10) Industry(12:18) Civil Society --- First published: August 4th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-78-internal-models-escape-openai --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #77: New Model Releases From OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta 21.07.2026 17min

  Also, economists and mathematicians expect near-term AI impacts, and AI 2040: Plan A. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at the most recent model releases from OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta, as well as an open letter calling for action on potential near-term economic disruption, a recent solution to a longstanding open math problem, and a new scenario published by the AI Futures Project. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. New Model Releases: GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5, and Muse Spark 1.1 On July 9, OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 for the public. This broader release followed an initial preview that had been limited to “trusted partners” at the request of the US government, to allow for capabilities assessments. The government's intervention mirrored its earlier directive asking Anthropic to restrict Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access due to national security concerns around cyber capabilities, before the models were later re-released. OpenAI released GPT-5.6 Sol publicly about two weeks after announcing that it was working with the US government to address the model's [...] ---Outline:(00:46) New Model Releases: GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5, and Muse Spark 1.1(04:47) Economists and Mathematicians Say AI Could Have Major Near-Term Impacts(09:59) AI 2040 -- Plan A(13:10) In Other News(13:14) Government(14:41) Industry(15:36) Civil Society(16:48) AI Governance Opportunity --- First published: July 21st, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-77-new-model-releases-from-openai --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #76: Fable 5 Restrictions Lifted & OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Release 06.07.2026 13min

  Also: Recent benchmark scores suggest rapid capabilities progress. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at the re-release of Anthropic's latest model, Fable 5, the US government's decision to restrict access to OpenAI's GPT-5.6, and two benchmarks that suggest AI capabilities have been improving exponentially in recent months. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Fable 5 Access Restored Globally On June 30, Anthropic announced that the US government had lifted its restrictions on Fable 5, and the model was redeployed to users globally on July 1. The White House implemented these restrictions due to a cybersecurity jailbreak that is now addressed. The US government restricted Fable 5 shortly after its release in early June. On June 9, Anthropic released Fable 5 to the public, alongside their continued private deployment of Claude Mythos, the version of the model without safeguards, for trusted organizations. On June 12, the US government issued a directive banning both models for non-US citizens due to national security concerns with its cybersecurity abilities. Anthropic then [...] ---Outline:(00:42) Fable 5 Access Restored Globally(04:12) OpenAI Limits Initial GPT-5.6 Release at Government Request(06:49) Recent Benchmark Scores Show Rapid Capabilities Improvements(09:13) In Other News(09:16) Government(10:39) Industry(11:32) Civil Society --- First published: July 6th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-76-fable-5-restrictions-lifted --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:
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  AISN #75: Anthropic Releases Fable, the US Government Restricts it 17.06.2026 9min

  Also: Anthropic's proposal for the AI industry to collectively slow down. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at Anthropic's release of its latest model, Fable 5, and the US government's subsequent order to restrict it. We also discuss Anthropic's recent call for the “option to slow or temporarily pause frontier AI development.” Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The US Government Restricts Fable Days After its Release On June 9, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5 to the public. The model is significantly more capable than previous releases; it is the highest-scoring model on the benchmark Humanity's Last Exam, achieving 53.3% compared with Claude Opus 4.8's score of 45.7%. Anthropic described Fable as having similar capabilities to Claude Mythos Preview—a model announced in April that the company deemed too good at finding cyber vulnerabilities to be safe for general release. Anthropic also made Mythos 5, a version of Fable without strict bio or cyber safeguards, available to a small number of trusted organizations.Fable 5, Anthropic's “Mythos-class” model with [...] ---Outline:(00:40) The US Government Restricts Fable Days After its Release(04:16) Anthropic Calls for Option to Slow AI Development(06:50) In Other News(06:54) Government(07:43) Industry(08:19) Civil Society --- First published: June 17th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-75-anthropic-releases-fable --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #74: The Pope’s Encyclical & AI Betrayal Could Deter Reckless AI Use 03.06.2026 12min

  Also: AI model solves a well-known open mathematical problem posed 80 years ago. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at a new ethical framework for human-AI relationships, how the AI safety discussion has entered the political mainstream, and the Musk v. Altman trial. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Pope Leo XIV Publishes Encyclical on AI Last week, Pope Leo XIV published an encyclical titled Magnifica Humanitas “On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” The encyclical touched on concerns including unemployment and AI relationships. The publication discussed numerous potential impacts of AI on society, from job displacement and autonomous weapons to misinformation and interference in human relationships. However, the Pope did not object to the technology itself; rather, he said we can embrace technology while ensuring it is used responsibly. The encyclical warned of the potential for power concentration and called for broad participation in a discussion about the moral values that AI should be aligned with. The encyclical did not explicitly mention [...] ---Outline:(00:36) Pope Leo XIV Publishes Encyclical on AI(02:58) How AI Betrayal Could Deter Reckless AI Use(07:01) AI Solves Well-Known Open Mathematics Problem(09:29) In Other News(09:32) Government(10:30) Industry(11:12) Civil Society --- First published: June 3rd, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-74-the-popes-encyclical-and --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #73: AI Safety Enters the Political Mainstream & Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit 21.05.2026 14min

  Also: Potential Government Oversight of AI Model Releases. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we look at how the AI safety discussion has entered the political mainstream, a new ethical framework for human-AI relationships, and the Musk v. Altman trial. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. China and the US Discuss AI Safety With the release of Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5, AI cybersecurity and safety has rapidly become more visible in Washington DC. Most recently, U.S. and Chinese leaders met in Beijing to discuss AI safety. Leaving the summit on Friday, President Trump said that he and President Xi Jinping had “talked about possibly working together for guardrails” during the visit. This Tuesday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also announced the country had agreed to “dialogue” with the U.S. on AI. U.S. officials say talks with China are possible because America leads on AI. Earlier in the week, U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent had said that the two superpowers would start discussing best practices to ensure that non-state actors [...] ---Outline:(00:34) China and the US Discuss AI Safety(03:17) New Framework for Human-AI Coexistence(06:43) Musk Loses Lawsuit Against OpenAI(11:08) In Other News(11:11) Government(12:03) Industry(12:43) Civil Society --- First published: May 21st, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-73-ai-safety-enters-the-political --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #72: New Research on AI Wellbeing 01.05.2026 10min

  Also: Public sentiment towards AI worsens. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we discuss a research paper on AI Wellbeing and which AI models are the happiest. We also take a look at the downward trend of public sentiment towards AI, as well as OpenAI's big week of product releases. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. CAIS Releases AI Wellbeing Research The Center for AI Safety published a research paper on AI wellbeing. At the Center of AI Safety (CAIS), we have just released “AI Wellbeing: Measuring and Improving the Functional Pleasure and Pain of AIs.” This research explores whether LLMs experience functional wellbeing–behavioral signatures that functionally resemble positive or negative welfare signals in sentient beings. What activities produce high and low wellbeing? Through the testing of 56 large language models, we identified patterns in the types of actions and behaviors that the LLMs seemed to prefer or dislike, which we defined as “functional wellbeing.” Positive personal interaction and creative work topped the list of what measured high functional wellbeing [...] ---Outline:(00:34) CAIS Releases AI Wellbeing Research(05:16) OpenAI Releases Images 2.0 and GPT-5.5(07:30) In Other News(07:33) Government(08:20) Industry(09:05) Civil Society --- First published: May 1st, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-72-new-research-on-ai-wellbeing --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #71: Cyberattacks & Datacenter Moratorium Bill 10.04.2026 9min

  Also, updates on the Anthropic vs. Pentagon court case.. We’re Hiring. Opportunities at CAIS include: Head of Public Engagement, Principal, Special Projects, Program Manager, Operations Manager, and other roles. If you’re interested in working on reducing AI risk alongside a talented, mission-driven team, consider applying! AI Software Infrastructure Cyberattacks Recently, cyberattacks targeting the AI industry's software infrastructure stole private information potentially worth billions of dollars and inserted backdoors into developers’ computers. Google Threat Intelligence Group reported that one of the largest cyberattacks in this wave was carried out by North Korea-linked hackers. The stolen data may be worth billions. Hackers stole and auctioned private data from Mercor, an AI training data supplier for OpenAI and Anthropic which was recently valued at $10 billion. Mercor collects AI training data from a large number of experts, as well as highly sensitive personal and biometric data for identity verification. This attack not only comprises the data that Mercor sells, but also internal data that could be used to impersonate their hired experts. A person familiar with the situation stated that Mercor has paid the hackers’ requested ransom, although it remains unclear if the hackers intend to release or sell the data [...] ---Outline:(00:41) AI Software Infrastructure Cyberattacks(02:34) Datacenter Moratorium and Export Controls Bill(04:21) Anthropic v. Department of War Lawsuit(07:23) In Other News(07:26) Government(07:46) Industry(08:20) Civil Society --- First published: April 10th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-71-cyberattacks-and-datacenter --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #70: AI Layoffs and Automated Warfare 24.03.2026 9min

  Also, a new open letter advocating for pro-human values and control over AI development. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we discuss AI automation and augmentation of warfare and technology jobs, as well as a new open letter outlining pro-human values in the face of AI development. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. We’re Hiring. We’re hiring an editor! Help us surface the most compelling stories in AI safety and shape how the world understands this fast-moving field. Other opportunities at CAIS include: Head of Public Engagement, Program Manager, Operations Associate, and other roles. If you’re interested in working on reducing AI risk alongside a talented, mission-driven team, consider applying! AI-Driven Layoffs Several large software companies such as Amazon and Meta are planning to cut tens of thousands of employees, citing increased productivity with AI. This continues a growing but contested trend of layoffs in sectors where AI performs best, such as software development and marketing. Layoffs affect almost half of some companies. Meta recently announced plans to let over [...] ---Outline:(00:58) AI-Driven Layoffs(03:14) AI Automation of Warfare(05:36) Pro-Human Open Letter(07:43) In Other News(07:47) Government(08:11) Industry --- First published: March 24th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-70-ai-layoffs --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #69: Department of War, Anthropic, and National Security 13.03.2026 11min

  Also, Anthropic Removes a Core Safety Commitment. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we discuss the conflicts between Anthropic and the Department of War and Anthropic's recent removal of a core safety commitment. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. We’re Hiring. We’re hiring an editor! Help us surface the most compelling stories in AI safety and shape how the world understands this fast-moving field. Other opportunities at CAIS include: Head of Public Engagement, Program Manager, Operations Associate, and other roles. If you’re interested in working on reducing AI risk alongside a talented, mission-driven team, consider applying! Pentagon Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk to National SecurityAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei (left) and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (right) Thursday, March 5th, the US Department of War (DoW) announced that Anthropic is designated a “supply chain risk,” meaning that Anthropic products cannot be used by the DoW or in any defense contracts. This comes after several weeks of tensions between the two organizations over whether Anthropic models would be used for [...] ---Outline:(00:59) Pentagon Declares Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk to National Security(05:51) Anthropic Drops Core Safety Commitment(07:22) Opportunity for Experienced Researchers: AI and Society Fellowship(07:58) In Other News(08:02) Government(09:07) Industry(10:17) Civil Society --- First published: March 13th, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-69-department --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #68: Moltbook Exposes Risky AI Behavior 02.02.2026 15min

  Plus: The Pentagon Accelerates AI and GPT-5.2 solves open mathematics problems.. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition, we discuss the AI agent social network Moltbook, Pentagon's new “AI-First” strategy, and recent math breakthroughs powered by LLMs. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. We’re Hiring. We’re hiring an editor! Help us surface the most compelling stories in AI safety and shape how the world understands this fast-moving field. Other opportunities at CAIS include: Research Engineer, Research Scientist, Director of Development, Special Projects Associate, and Special Projects Manager. If you’re interested in working on reducing AI risk alongside a talented, mission-driven team, consider applying! Moltbook Sparks Safety ConcernsScreencapture from Moltbook's home page. Source. Moltbook is a new social network for AI agents. From nearly the moment it went live, human observers have noted numerous troubling patterns in what's being posted. How Moltbook works. Moltbook is a Reddit-style social network built on a framework that lets personal AI assistants run locally and accept tasks via messaging platforms. Agents check Moltbook regularly (i.e., every [...] ---Outline:(01:04) Moltbook Sparks Safety Concerns(05:10) Pentagon Mandates AI-First Strategy(07:59) AI Solves Open Math Problems(10:41) In Other News(10:45) Government(11:31) Industry(13:06) Civil Society(14:52) Discussion about this post(14:56) Ready for more? --- First published: February 2nd, 2026 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-68-moltbook --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #67: Trump’s preemption order, H200s go to China, and new frontier AI from OpenAI and DeepSeek 17.12.2025 11min

  Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition we discuss President Trump's executive order targeting state AI laws, Nvidia's approval to sell China high-end accelerators, and new frontier models from OpenAI and DeepSeek. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Executive Order Blocks State AI Laws U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at halting state efforts to regulate AI. The order, which differs from a version leaked last month, leverages federal funding and enforcement to evaluate, challenge, and limit state laws. The order caps off a year in which several ambitious state AI proposals were either watered down or vetoed outright. A push for regulatory uniformity. The order aims to reduce regulatory friction for companies by eliminating the variety of state-level regimes and limit the power of states at impacting commerce beyond their own borders. It calls for replacing them with a single, unspecified, federal framework. [...] ---Outline:(00:34) Executive Order Blocks State AI Laws(03:42) US Permits Nvidia to Sell H200s to China(06:00) ChatGPT-5.2 and DeepSeek-v3.2 Arrive(08:23) In Other News(08:27) Industry(09:13) Civil Society(09:58) Government(11:07) Discussion about this post(11:11) Ready for more? --- First published: December 17th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-67-trumps-preemption --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #66: AISN #66: Evaluating Frontier Models, New Gemini and Claude, Preemption is Back 02.12.2025 12min

  Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition we discuss the new AI Dashboard, recent frontier models from Google and Anthropic, and a revived push to preempt state AI regulations. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. CAIS Releases the AI Dashboard for Frontier Performance CAIS launched its AI Dashboard, which evaluates frontier AI systems on capability and safety benchmarks. The dashboard also tracks the industry's overall progression toward broader milestones such as AGI, automation of remote labor, and full self-driving. How the dashboard works. The AI Dashboard features three leaderboards—one for text, one for vision, and one for risks—where frontier models are ranked according to their average score across a battery of benchmarks. Because CAIS evaluates models directly across a wide range of tasks, the dashboard provides apples-to-apples comparisons of how different frontier models perform on the same set of evaluations and safety-relevant behaviors. Ranking frontier models for [...] ---Outline:(00:33) CAIS Releases the AI Dashboard for Frontier Performance(04:05) Politicians Revive Push for Moratorium on State AI Laws(06:39) Gemini 3 Pro and Claude Opus 4.5 Arrive(09:17) In Other News(09:20) Government(10:15) Industry(11:03) Civil Society(12:00) Discussion about this post --- First published: December 2nd, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-66-aisn-66-evaluating --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #65: Measuring Automation and Superintelligence Moratorium Letter 29.10.2025 6min

  Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition: A new benchmark measures AI automation; 50,000 people, including top AI scientists, sign an open letter calling for a superintelligence moratorium. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. CAIS and Scale AI release Remote Labor Index The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI have released the Remote Labor Index (RLI), which tests whether AIs can automate a wide array of real computer work projects. RLI is intended to inform policy, AI research, and businesses about the effects of automation as AI continues to advance. RLI is the first benchmark of its kind. Previous AI benchmarks measure AIs on their intelligence and their abilities on isolated and specialized tasks, such as basic web browsing or coding. While these benchmarks measure useful capabilities, they don’t measure how AIs can affect the economy. RLI is the first benchmark to collect computer-based work projects from the real economy, containing work from many different professions, such as architecture, product design, video game development, and design.Examples of RLI Projects Current [...] ---Outline:(00:29) CAIS and Scale AI release Remote Labor Index(02:04) Bipartisan Coalition for Superintelligence Moratorium(04:18) In Other News(05:56) Discussion about this post --- First published: October 29th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-65-measuring --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #63: New AGI Definition and Senate Bill Would Establish Liability for AI Harms 16.10.2025 10min

  In this edition: A new bill in the Senate would hold AI companies liable for harms their products create; China tightens its export controls on rare earth metals; a definition of AGI. As a reminder, we’re hiring a writer for the newsletter. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Senate Bill Would Establish Liability for AI Harms Sens. Dick Durbin, (D-Ill) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo) introduced the AI LEAD Act, which would establish a federal cause of action for people harmed by AI systems to sue AI companies. Corporations are usually liable for harms their products create. When a company sells a product in the United States that harms someone, that person can generally sue that company for damages under the doctrine of product liability. Those suits force companies to internalize the harms their products create—and incentivize them to make their products safer. [...] ---Outline:(00:35) Senate Bill Would Establish Liability for AI Harms(02:48) China Tightens Export Controls on Rare Earth Metals(05:28) A Definition of AGI(08:31) In Other News(10:19) Discussion about this post --- First published: October 16th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-63-new-agi-definition --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #63: California’s SB-53 Passes the Legislature 24.09.2025 9min

  In this edition: California's legislature sent SB-53—the ‘Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act’—to Governor Newsom's desk. If signed into law, California would become the first US state to regulate catastrophic risk. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. A note from Corin: I’m leaving the AI Safety Newsletter soon to start law school—but if you’d like to hear more from me, I’m planning to continue to write about AI in a new personal newsletter, Conditionals. On a related note, we’re also hiring a writer for the newsletter. California's SB-53 Passes the Legislature SB-53 is the Legislature's weaker sequel to last year's vetoed SB-1047. After Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB-1047 last year, he convened the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models. The group's June report recommended transparency, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections as near-term priorities for governing AI systems. SB-53 (the [...] ---Outline:(00:49) California's SB-53 Passes the Legislature(06:33) In Other News(08:37) Discussion about this post --- First published: September 24th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-63-californias --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #62: Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC 27.08.2025 10min

  Also: Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization; China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases. In this edition: Big tech launches a $100 million pro-AI super PAC; Meta's chatbot policies prompt congressional scrutiny amid the company's AI reorganization; China reverses course on buying Nvidia H20 chips after comments by Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC Silicon valley executives and investors are investing more than $100 million in a new political network to push back against AI regulations, signaling that the industry intends to be a major player in next year's U.S. midterms. The super PAC is backed by a16z and Greg Brockman and imitates the crypto super PAC Fairshake. The network, called Leading the Future, is modeled on the crypto-focused super-PAC Fairshake and aims to influence AI [...] ---Outline:(00:46) Big Tech Launches $100 Million pro-AI Super PAC(02:27) Meta's Chatbot Policies Prompt Backlash Amid AI Reorganization(04:45) China Reverses Course on Nvidia H20 Purchases(07:21) In Other News --- First published: August 27th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-62-big-tech --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #61: OpenAI Releases GPT-5 12.08.2025 9min

  Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition: OpenAI releases GPT-5. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. OpenAI Releases GPT-5 Ever since GPT-4's release in March 2023 marked a step-change improvement over GPT-3, people have used ‘GPT-5’ as a stand-in to speculate about the next generation of AI capabilities. On Thursday, OpenAI released GPT-5. While state-of-the-art in most respects, GPT-5 is not a step-change improvement over competing systems, or even recent OpenAI models—but we shouldn’t have expected it to be. GPT-5 is state of the art in most respects. GPT-5 isn’t a single model like GPTs 1 through 4. It is a system of two models: a base model that answers questions quickly and is better at tasks like creative writing (an improved [...] ---Outline:(00:19) OpenAI Releases GPT-5(06:20) In Other News --- First published: August 12th, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-61-openai-releases --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.
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  AISN #60: The AI Action Plan 31.07.2025 15min

  Also: ChatGPT Agent and IMO Gold. In this edition: The Trump Administration publishes its AI Action Plan; OpenAI released ChatGPT Agent and announced that an experimental model achieved gold medal-level performance on the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The AI Action Plan On the 23rd, the White House released its AI Action Plan. The document is the outcome of a January executive order that required the President's Science Advisor, ‘AI and Crypto Czar’, and National Security Advisor (currently Michael Kratsios, David Sacks, and Marco Rubio) to submit a plan to “sustain and enhance America's global AI dominance in order to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security.” President Trump also delivered an hour-long speech on the plan, and signed three executive orders beginning to implement some of its policies.Trump displaying an executive order at the [...] ---Outline:(00:34) The AI Action Plan(07:36) ChatGPT Agent and IMO Gold(12:48) In Other News --- First published: July 31st, 2025 Source: https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-60-the-ai-action --- Want more? Check out our ML Safety Newsletter for technical safety research. Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article: