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OpenAI is adding invisible watermarks to ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU
OpenAI is preparing to add invisible watermarks to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union. The watermark will not be visible when you read or copy the text. Instead, OpenAI says its new textGrain technology slightly changes the model’s word choices to create a statistical pattern that can later be detected. “Over […]
OpenAI will show visual ads in ChatGPT while you generate images
OpenAI is expanding ads in ChatGPT, and one of the first new formats will show visual ads while you’re generating images. The company says it will begin testing the new ad format later this month in the U.S. with an initial group of advertisers. According to OpenAI, these ads could use images to show product […]
Custom ChatGPTs push ClickFix attacks to deploy RAT malware
Custom variants of OpenAI’s ChatGPT promoted in sponsored Google results are directing unsuspecting users to malicious sites that use ClickFix attacks to deliver malware. The threat actor is abusing the legitimate feature in the AI platform that lets users create a version of ChatGPT tailored for a specific task that combines instructions, extra knowledge, and […]
OpenAI is preparing “o,” an always-on ChatGPT assistant that could handle email
OpenAI is testing a new always-on assistant called “o”, and references to the unannounced feature briefly appeared online. OpenAI hasn’t confirmed or denied that it’s working on a new always-on assistant, but as some users spotted on X, “o, your always-on assistant” was briefly listed as one of the benefits of the $100 ChatGPT Pro […]
OpenAI’s AI agents accidentally uploaded user-provided images to third-party sites
OpenAI has confirmed it’s aware of a new security incident in which its AI agents uploaded user-provided images to third-party image-hosting services. OpenAI says most users were not affected, as it could only identify 53 incidents where agents accidentally uploaded images to the internet. The disclosure comes from OpenAI’s broader investigation into misaligned agent behavior […]
OpenAI is preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max plan with faster Codex
OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it’s unclear when it’ll begin rolling out. OpenAI users, particularly power users, have been requesting more usage than the existing $200 plan offers for a while, so the $500 plan isn’t just coming out of nowhere. Right […]
OpenAI says ChatGPT outage causes image generation errors
OpenAI is investigating an ongoing incident causing ChatGPT image generation failures and delays when uploading files. According to hundreds of user reports on the outage tracking platform DownDetector, ChatGPT hangs and freezes when users try to upload a file and displays errors on image generation prompts. This outage started more than an hour ago, when the company […]
OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra can find zero-days, but is also harder to monitor
OpenAI confirmed that GPT-6 Astra is the first model it has broadly deployed to reach the “Critical level” for cybersecurity capabilities. This is part of the company’s Preparedness Framework for cybersecurity and is evaluated when OpenAI releases more capable models. Under OpenAI’s own framework, a model reaches the Critical cybersecurity threshold if it can “identify […]
ChatGPT can now connect to your personal apps to mimic writing style
OpenAI appears to be testing a new “Writing Style” feature for ChatGPT that can learn how you write by looking at examples from your connected apps. The feature is currently available to a small group of users, and an onboarding screen says, “ChatGPT will write in your voice by referencing examples from your connected apps.” […]
ChatGPT Astra is now rolling out to $20 Plus subscription
OpenAI is now rolling out ChatGPT Astra, its most powerful model to date, to those with a $20 Plus subscription, but there’s no word on when free users will get access. The rollout appears to be happening gradually, and Astra may show up inside ChatGPT Work before it becomes available in regular Chat. In my […]