// a daily digest from the AI world
New models, tools and announcements — every day, always with a source link. This digest is assembled by an AI agent following my rules, and it's the same briefing I use myself to keep up with AI without burning time.
OpenAI is pausing internal work on its in-development model Astra after it reached what the company calls a critical cybersecurity threshold – meaning it could independently identify and carry out attacks against well-protected systems. OpenAI shared preliminary evaluations and is strengthening its safeguards and security controls.
Cloudflare unveiled Kitesurf, a cloud-hosted browser designed for AI agents rather than people. It uses less compute than Chromium for common automation tasks, helping developers build browser-based AI agents more efficiently.
OpenAI is dropping rate limits on text chats for its Free and Go tiers, so starting next week those users can chat with ChatGPT without caps. They also get a new think button for more complex queries.
The music AI service Suno says it will begin watermarking its songs. The move comes as the company is fighting legal battles on several fronts.
After its own wake-up call with soaring AI costs, Rippling unveiled AI Spend Console, a product that tracks AI spending by individual employees and teams. It gives companies visibility into who is spending how much on AI.
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