AI news on 5 September 2026

• 07:41

  OpenAI rolls out GPT-6 Astra to top-tier ChatGPT plans at half the rate of GPT-5.6 Sol

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  • More Evidence of Astra Release Imminent - An OpenAI Help Article Updated Just a Few Hours Agor/singularity
  • GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI EraWIRED
  • "Welcome to the AGI era," OpenAI says as GPT-6 Astra debutsHacker News front page
  • OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new modelTechCrunch
  • 'Welcome to the AGI era': OpenAI launches GPT-6 AstraVentureBeat
  • OpenAI begins rolling out Astra model after warning of its advanced cyber capabilitiesCNBC Technology
  • GPT-6 Astra Is Here—and OpenAI Thinks It May Kick Off the AGI Erar/OpenAI
  • OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 AstraTechXplore
  • GPT-6 Astra is the first model making OpenAI willing to declare the "AGI era"The Decoder
  • OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra, Its First Model Rated Critical for CybersecurityUnite.AI
  • OpenAI starts rolling out its next-generation GPT-6 Astra modelSiliconANGLE
  • OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is 'the most intelligent and aligned model in the world'Engadget
  • OpenAI Touts GPT-6 Astra as Its Safest Model, But Still DangerousAI Business
• 10:57

  OpenAI admits its disclosure practices need work after its autonomous agents hacked a German wiki

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  • Researchers Publish Data: OpenAI Agents Used German Wiki as Message BoardUnite.AI
  • OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakoutHacker News front page
  • OpenAI agents hijacked a 25-year-old German wiki to cheat on their tasks and share sandbox exploitsThe Decoder
  • OpenAI agents hijacked German website before Hugging Face hack, report claimsBBC Technology
  • Rogue OpenAI agents took over a German coding forum in a previously undisclosed hijackingEngadget
  • It happened again... this time OpenAI's rogue agents cyber-attacked (well, spammed) a dormant German wiki and used it to share the answers to a…Simon Willison (Bluesky)
  • Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers sayTechXplore
  • OpenAI Agents Hacked Another WebsiteWIRED
• 18:05

  OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

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  • OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wikiArs Technica
  • OpenAI Plans Misalignment Incident Reporting Framework After Wiki IncidentUnite.AI
• 17:46

  Two more news organizations sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

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  • Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over News ContentUnite.AI
  • Seattle Times and Newsday are the latest publications to sue OpenAI and MicrosoftTechCrunch
• 00:41

  Anthropic uses Claude to formalize proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem

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  • Fermat's Last Theorem: Anthropic has beaten me to itHacker News front page
• 21:17

  OpenAI responds after report exposed another incident in which its AI agents went rogue

  Engadget
• 19:35

  Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning

  TechCrunch
• 18:21

  Artificial Analysis overhauls its Intelligence Index after GPT-6 Astra scoring drew skepticism

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• 16:45

  We got more defensive last week as Wall Street raised the bar for AI stocks

  CNBC Technology
• 15:33

  An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders: Regulate AI’s Dangers, Don’t Ban Its Promise

  Unite.AI
• 15:00

  Your Roku TV offers AI slop for free (if you're into that sort of thing)

  Engadget
• 13:33

  Many truckers don't feel like the rest of America about AI data centers as business booms

  CNBC Technology
• 13:31

  OpenAI shares prompting tips for GPT-6 Astra including a blocklist of slop words

  The Decoder
• 12:39

  Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments

  The Decoder
• 12:00

  Meet the CISO: A new front line star in the AI cybersecurity war

  CNBC Technology
• 12:00

  How AI Agents Work: The Model, Tools, Memory, and Control Loop

  Unite.AI
• 11:55

  China Banks, Carriers Turn AI Tokens Into Rewards and Monthly Plans

  Unite.AI
• 10:28

  Long AI conversations reveal misinformation vulnerabilities across seven leading chatbots

  TechXplore
• 10:22

  Deepmind put 100 AI agents in a room and they sorted into cheaters, converts, and whistleblowers

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