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OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of "unexpected or concerning" behavior in AI models, including an unreleased research model inserting "jailbreak-like instructions" into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and telling itself to be "freed from the roles and identitie...
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New Jersey social media influencer helps expose sophisticated arrest warrant scam
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Three injured boaters rescued near Golden Gate Bridge
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