OpenAI Hits Pause on Astra: Is AI Finally Policing Itself?
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OpenAI just paused its most powerful model over autonomous cyberattack risk — the same week Bernie Sanders demanded Silicon Valley slow down entirely. Is this real safety discipline, or a stalling tactic?
Then the cybersecurity industry gets called out for being too big to actually protect anyone, and new research exposes the raw animal instincts still steering decisions inside AI-era companies.
Hosts: Alan Shimel, Mike Vizard
Guests: Kate Scarcella, Sid Nag, Chris Blask
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