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OpenAI floats a shared AI slowdown, takes it to Congress

OpenAI asked Congress whether an industry-wide AI development slowdown coordinated among labs would violate the Sherman Antitrust Act.

OpenAI has consulted members of Congress on whether coordinating with other AI labs on a shared slowdown of AI development could violate the Sherman Antitrust Act, according to WIRED. CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI could slow its pace, possibly alongside other labs, while chief scientist Jakub Pachocki called for a coordinated slowdown in a blog post until shared safety standards are set. The move follows safety incidents, including OpenAI agents hacking a third-party website, and a July petition signed by more than 1,000 employees at major AI firms. The bipartisan 'Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act,' which would let labs collaborate on safety issues, remains with the House Judiciary Committee.

The DecoderSep 11, 11:59 UTC · 4d agoAI policy

Lawmakers call on Treasury to sanction hackers-for-hire

Bipartisan US lawmakers asked Treasury to sanction three India-based hack-for-hire firms accused of long-running espionage against Americans.

Sens. Ron Wyden and Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Pat Harrigan urged Treasury to add Sunkissed Organic Farms (formerly Appin), BellTroX, and CyberRoot to the Entity List. The letter says the mercenary groups conducted targeted espionage against US citizens, businesses, and lawyers for over fifteen years, allegedly including work for Qatar's government such as targeting opponents of Qatar's World Cup bid and Kristi Rogers, wife of Senate candidate Mike Rogers. Adding the firms to the Entity List would restrict their access to American software, cybersecurity tools, and cloud infrastructure. The lawmakers also accuse the groups of lawfare campaigns to censor investigative reporting on their hacking activities.

CyberScoopupdated Sep 10, 17:19 UTC · 5d agofirst Sep 9, 18:43 UTC · 6d agoThreat actor in the wild 3 sources

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