Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI confirms GPT-5 is now better at handling mental and emotional distress
OpenAI confirmed that it shipped an update on October 5, which allows GPT-5 to better handle sensitive conversations. After the update, GPT will automatically recognize when the user is not doing well, including situations like emotional or mental distress. However, OpenAI says only GPT-5 Instant has been updated to handle such use cases. GPT-5 Instant […]
Microsoft sued for allegedly tricking millions into Copilot M365 subscriptions
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is suing Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million Australians into paying for the Copilot AI assistant in the Microsoft 365 service. Even though subscribers could have stayed on their existing plan without Copilot and at the same price, the ACCC says that Microsoft concealed that option and designed […]
Google says everyone will be able to vibe code video games
Google AI Studio product lead teased that everyone will be able to vibe code video games by the end of the year. Vibe coding is one of the selling points of generative AI, but it’s also overhyped. While it’s actually possible to vibe code decent web apps and apps using an AI IDE like Cursor, […]
New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents
A new phishing technique dubbed ‘CoPhish’ weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to deliver fraudulent OAuth consent requests via legitimate and trusted Microsoft domains. The technique was developed by researchers at Datadog Security Labs, who warned in a report earlier this week that Copilot Studio’s flexibility introduces new, undocumented phishing risks. Although CoPhish relies on social […]
Spoofed AI sidebars can trick Atlas, Comet users into dangerous actions
OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet browsers are vulnerable to attacks that spoof the built-in AI sidebar and can lead users into following malicious instructions. The AI Sidebar Spoofing attack was devised by researchers at browser security company SquareX and works on the latest versions of the two browsers. The researchers created three realistic attack scenarios where a […]
Google won’t fix new ASCII smuggling attack in Gemini
Google has decided not to fix a new ASCII smuggling attack in Gemini that could be used to trick the AI assistant into providing users with fake information, alter the model’s behavior, and silently poison its data. ASCII smuggling is an attack where special characters from the Tags Unicode block are used to introduce payloads […]
Google’s new AI bug bounty program pays up to $30,000 for flaws
This week, Google has launched an AI Vulnerability Reward Program dedicated to security researchers who find and report flaws in the company’s AI systems. The new bug bounty program focuses on the most impactful issues in the highest-profile AI products, including but not limited to Google Search (on google.com), Gemini Apps (Web, Android, and iOS), […]
Zeroday Cloud hacking contest offers $4.5 million in bounties
A new hacking competition called Zeroday Cloud, focused on open-source cloud and AI tools, announced a total prize pool of $4.5 million in bug bounties for researchers that submit exploits for various targets. The contest is launched by the research arm of cloud security company Wiz in partnership with Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft, and is scheduled for […]
ChatGPT Pulse is coming to the web, but no word on free or Plus roll out
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pulse, which is a tool that gives you personalised updates based on usage patterns, is coming to the web. OpenAI began rolling out ChatGPT Pulse for mobile users on September 25, but it works only when you use $200 Pro subscription. ChatGPT Plus isn’t available on the web, but that will change soon. […]
OpenAI is testing ChatGPT-powered Agent Builder
OpenAI is building a tool that will allow you to create your own AI Agents. AI startups are convinced AI agents are the future and OpenAI’s AI Builder could be the Visual Studio moment for building agentic experiences. As spotted on X, OpenAI Agent Builder has a flowchart where you drop small blocks (called nodes) and connect […]