AI Safety Newsletter

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.

27 mins ago • 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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AISN #72: Empirical Research Sheds Light on AI Wellbeing

Also: Public sentiment towards AI worsens

May 1 • Dan Hendrycks and Center for AI Safety

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April 2026

AISN #71: Cyberattacks & Datacenter Moratorium Bill

Also, updates on the Anthropic vs. Pentagon court case.

Apr 10 • Alice Blair, Dan Hendrycks, and Center for AI Safety

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