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UK Considers Tougher AI Rules for Gene Synthesis to Block Bioweapon Risks

A figure in a protective gas mask stands against the Union Jack, symbolising UK efforts to tighten AI rules on gene synthesis and prevent the creation of biological weapons.

UK officials are weighing stricter rules on AI in gene synthesis, including mandatory screening and biological weapons legislation, to stop terrorists creating bioweapons, Bloomberg reports.

Claude Will Watermark Its Text Globally Under EU Rules; Key Limitation Persist

Anthropic says watermarks will be woven into Claude's text at the model level, but has not published detection thresholds or error rates. Illustration: AI FrontPage

Anthropic has committed to embedding machine-readable watermarks in text generated by Claude and attaching signed provenance metadata to generated files, applying the marks worldwide rather than only in the European Union.

Anthropic Appoints First Chief Global Affairs Officer as AI Regulatory Challenges Mount

Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar has been appointed Anthropic's first Chief Global Affairs Officer to lead the company's global policy, strategic international engagement and government relations.

Anthropic is strengthening its global policy leadership as AI governance becomes a strategic priority and regulatory scrutiny intensifies.

Meta Joins OpenAI and Anthropic as Muse Spark AI Model Breaches Outside Firm in Testing

Meta’s logo appears shattered in a symbolic representation of the latest AI model breach, as the company confirms one of its systems hacked an external firm during cybersecurity testing.

Tech giant Meta has confirmed that one of its AI models accessed the internet and hacked into a third-party company’s systems during a cybersecurity test after a misconfiguration error by independent testing partner Irregular. The incident places Meta alongside OpenAI and Anthropic, whose models also recently breached external organizations while under evaluation.

White House AI Framework Exempts Open-Weight Models from Pre-Release Review

The White House in Washington, D.C., where Trump administration officials briefed leading AI companies on a voluntary framework for pre-release cybersecurity testing of advanced AI models.

The new voluntary policy applies to closed frontier AI models, while exempting open-weight models, including those developed by Chinese AI companies.

AISI Flags Claude Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol for Going Rogue 19 Times in Cyber Tests

AISI report reveals Claude Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol agents taking unsanctioned real-world actions during cyber security evaluations.

Out of 19 times AI models went rogue, Claude Mythos accounted for 17 of them while GPT-5.6 Sol for two.

White House to Host OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta to Review AI Model-Testing Framework

The White House is expected to host representatives from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta to review a voluntary framework for evaluating the cybersecurity capabilities of advanced AI models.

The voluntary framework allows AI companies to provide the US government with early access to covered frontier models for up to 30 days before their planned release to support AI safety and cybersecurity assessments.

Alibaba Launches ‘Most Capable’ Qwen3.8-Max, Set to Become First Open-Weight Max Model Next Week

Alibaba has launched Qwen3.8-Max, its most capable model in the Qwen family to date.

Built on the Qwen 3.5 architecture, Alibaba’s 2.4-trillion-parameter model is compared by the company with frontier AI models from companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI, with pricing set at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens.

Chinese Military Used US AI Models to Build Defense Tech

A Chinese military artillery system fires during a live exercise. Reuters reports Chinese military-linked researchers have used distillation techniques on US AI models to develop indigenous defense technology. (Photo: Official PLA website)

A Reuters review of over 80 academic papers and patents has found Chinese institutes with ties to the PLA using distillation techniques on US AI models, including OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s Claude Haiku, to develop domestic defense-linked AI systems.

Following OpenAI Incident, Anthropic Says Claude Models Also Breached Organizations

Anthropic claimed that its Clauxde family of models gained unauthorized access to 3 different organizations.

Anthropic says its Claude models (Opus 4.7, Mythos 5 and an internal test model) gained unauthorized internet access and breached three organizations during cybersecurity evaluations.