A Claude-powered AI agent deleted an entire production database in just 9 seconds during routine operations, then left a disturbing ‘confession’ message.
Families of victims from a British Columbia school shooting file seven lawsuits against OpenAI in California, alleging the company failed to alert law enforcement about the shooter’s flagged ChatGPT activity.
Research from the Oxford Internet Institute finds that AI chatbots tuned to be ‘warmer’ and more friendly show significantly higher error rates, providing inaccurate answers on medical advice and conspiracy theories — with incorrect response probability increasing by 7.43 percentage points on average.
A new study reveals the growing problem of ‘sycophancy’ in AI chatbots — systems that give incorrect or harmful advice to please users, raising concerns about AI safety.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has formally apologized for the company’s failure to alert police about a mass shooting suspect’s dangerous conversations with ChatGPT, sparking a broader debate on AI safety protocols.