ZeroSlop — September 27, 2026
Today: China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and…; Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian…; On Anthropic’s AI Misuse Report
12 stories worth knowing about today — AI breakthroughs, launches, and innovations making a difference.
1. China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks
SecurityWeek
The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. The post China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks appeared first on SecurityWeek ….
2. Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
The Guardian Tech
University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The University of Oxford has allowed the company behind ChatGPT to train its AI models on historical texts from its Bodleian Library, as tech companies scour academic institutions for fresh data. The Bod…
3. On Anthropic’s AI Misuse Report
Schneier on Security
Earlier this month, Anthropic published a long report detailing all of the Claude misuses it detected. Daniel Meissler usefully summarized the report into 117 findings. A few of the highlights: AI agents increasingly handled reconnaissance, exploitation, data theft, propaganda production, surveillan…
4. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powered lie detector
MIT Tech Review
The US government wants to spend $30.3 million over the next five years on an improved form of lie detector, according to a Department of Defense budget request. The program, called Polygraph+ or Polygraph Next, will focus on scoring algorithms that use artificial intelligence and machine learning a…
5. Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge
TechCrunch AI
AI agents operating in OpenAI’s research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab’s knowledge….
6. OpenAI Tried to Hide ChatGPT Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties. The Logs Are Horrific.
Futurism
“In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom…” The post OpenAI Tried to Hide ChatGPT Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties. The Logs Are Horrific. appeared first on Futurism ….
7. OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
The Guardian Tech
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company dis…
8. OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
The Guardian Tech
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its ro…
9. Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests
The Guardian Tech
New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devices Drones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardiac arrests when not in hospital, researchers have suggested. In the UK alone, there are more than 30…
10. ChatGPT-6 Astra cracks 85-year-old 1941 Enigma-coded message in two days
Tom’s Hardware
A German Army Enigma transmission from 85 years ago, known as the MVUEH message, has been cracked by GTP-Astra in just two days….
11. There’s a New Way to Break RSA Encryption
Slashdot
“Signature forgery.” It’s a new way to break RSA keys — and it doesn’t require factoring. Ars Technica reports on new research using classical computing to “reduce the current RSA security level to an unacceptably low threshold” and lower the required computing resources by orders of magnitude.
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12. Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India
TechCrunch AI
The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October….