• The Trump administration expanded a program giving government scientists access to unreleased AI models for risk assessments.
  • The program now includes Google DeepMind, xAI, and Microsoft, in addition to OpenAI and Anthropic.
  • Scientists focus on ‘demonstrable risks’ such as cyberattacks and development of chemical or biological weapons.
  • OpenAI is testing GPT-5.5-Cyber, a variant for defensive cybersecurity work.
  • Anthropic revealed vulnerabilities that bypassed safety mechanisms, which have been patched.