The push to designate AI as the next critical infrastructure sector

The designation would unlock a range of federal services, tools and resources for an industry that policymakers view as increasingly tied to national and economic security.

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A California county wants to hire Tina Peters to help run its elections

After her prison sentence for felony election-related crimes was commuted, Peters is poised to once again administer critical election duties.

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Irregular says ‘human oversight’ responsible for AI sandbox escape incidents

In a post-mortem, the frontier AI testing company said internet access for models is necessary to fully test out their cybersecurity capabilities.

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AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking

As frontier models and their sandbox escaping exploits dominate front-page news, researchers are increasingly worried about cheaper, more efficient AI models. 

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Federal judge issues second order blocking Trump mail-in voting directive

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reversed an earlier decision through the shadow docket. 

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NIST wants to overhaul its vulnerability database for the AI age

NIST is seeking public input to modernize the National Vulnerability Database to keep pace with AI-driven cyber threats and machine-scale security data.

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The FTC wants to regulate AI for ideological bias 

The commission is mulling whether to begin regulating bias in AI systems. Critics say they’re overstepping their legal authority and infringing on free speech.

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OpenAI says Daybreak will expand to offer specialized cyber services 

The company rolled out “Red” and “Blue” programs for defenders, introduced a new model and announced partnerships with 16 major cybersecurity vendors.

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More than half of AI-generated patches are broken

Research finds your AI generated security patch is more likely to fail than fully fix a vulnerability. It might even introduce brand new flaws to exploit along the way.

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AI is getting better at election facts, but voters shouldn’t rely on it

AI chatbots are avoiding some of the obvious errors that plagued earlier models, but they still fall short giving voters the full picture compared to state and local sources.

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