Autonomous hacks show gap in US frontier AI risk response
By Emma Whitford ( August 7, 2026, 18:42 GMT | Comment) -- Recent rogue activity by artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Anthropic highlight an emergent challenge facing US lawmakers: how to address serious incidents related to AI testing and training that don’t pose an imminent catastrophic risk. Recent rogue activity by artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Anthropic highlight an emergent challenge facing US lawmakers: how to address serious incidents related to AI testing and training that don’t pose an imminent catastrophic risk....
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