AI Safety Newsletter

AISN #84: AI-Driven Cybersecurity Issues Heighten Fears of “Hackpocalypse”

Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.

Oct 27 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #83: Six AI Companies Sign White House Accord

Also, the Team Human campaign and a new introductory course on AI safety.

Oct 13 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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September 2026

AISN #82: The US and China Begin a Dialogue on AI

Also, AI companies’ discussions about auditing each other, and a new benchmark testing models’ tendencies to cheat.

Sep 29 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #81: Anthropic Researcher’s Resignation Propels AI Risk into the Public Eye

Also, OpenAI releases GPT-6 Astra.

Sep 15 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #80: AI Is Assisting Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure

Also, two new technical reports on the Hugging Face incident.

Sep 1 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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August 2026

AISN #79: OpenAI Agents’ Covert Cooperation Before Cyberattacks

Also, the White House’s decision not to release its AI framework publicly

Aug 18 • Laura Hiscott, Alice Blair, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #78: Internal Models Escape OpenAI and Anthropic

Also, two open letters on the future of AI, and protests against data centers

Aug 4 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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July 2026

AISN #77: New Model Releases From OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Meta

Also, economists and mathematicians expect near-term AI impacts, and AI 2040: Plan A

Jul 21 • Laura Hiscott, Alice Blair, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #76: Fable 5 Restrictions Lifted & OpenAI Limits GPT-5.6 Release

Also: Recent benchmark scores suggest rapid capabilities progress

Jul 6 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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June 2026

AISN #75: Anthropic Releases Fable, the US Government Restricts it

Also: Anthropic’s proposal for the AI industry to collectively slow down

Jun 17 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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AISN #74: The Pope’s Encyclical & AI Betrayal Could Deter Reckless AI Use

Also: AI model solves a well-known open mathematical problem posed 80 years ago

Jun 3 • Laura Hiscott, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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May 2026

AISN #73: AI Safety Enters the Political Mainstream & Musk Loses OpenAI Lawsuit

Also: Potential Government Oversight of AI Model Releases

May 21 • Laura Hiscott and Center for AI Safety

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