Meta unveils AI security tools for open source development like Llama Guard 4, and privacy solutions like Private Processing for WhatsApp, enabling AI capabilities while protecting user data.
New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering implementing AI-enabled cameras on subway platforms to detect and alert authorities about 'problematic behavior' before any crimes occur, as part of a 'predictive prevention' approach, raising concerns about privacy and potential biases.
Cisco Security unveiled Foundation AI, an initiative focused on developing advanced AI models and tools specifically tailored for cybersecurity applications, including an 8B parameter language model pre-trained on security data and plans to release an AI reasoning model, aiming to drive open-source innovation in applying cutting-edge AI to tackle cybersecurity …
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei announces ambitious 2027 deadline to crack AI's mysterious 'black box' problem, warning against deploying powerful systems that researchers cannot explain while calling for industry-wide safety research and government regulations to prevent an uncontrolled global AI race.
AI-driven malicious bots now dominate the internet for the first time, accounting for 51% of all web traffic while launching increasingly sophisticated attacks on APIs and user accounts with 40% more account takeovers than last year.
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI platform accused of data theft, spreading propaganda, and violating U.S. export controls by covertly funneling American user data to the CCP and training on material unlawfully obtained from U.S. AI models, has drawn scrutiny from Congress over Nvidia chip sales.
In a massive ad fraud crackdown, Google suspended an unprecedented 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, tripling the previous year's figure, by leveraging AI and policy updates to combat business impersonation, deepfakes, and illegitimate payment details.
OpenAI plans to verify organizations before granting access to advanced AI models, prioritizing safety by mitigating potential misuse, intellectual property theft, and unintended consequences while enabling responsible development.
As AI agents proliferate, traditional authentication methods face challenges, prompting the emergence of innovative approaches like dynamic credential issuance, identity-aware proxies, and ephemeral compute with baked-in identity to ensure frictionless yet secure access.
A sweeping coalition of Nobel laureates, labor unions, faith leaders, and entertainers launches the Pro-Human AI Declaration, demanding strict AI safeguards including bans on unsafe superintelligence development, mandatory off-switches, child protections, and independent oversight to keep humans firmly in control of increasingly powerful AI systems.