The annual Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) conference in Washington shifted focus to AI regulation and data center expansion, reflecting growing concerns about AI's societal impacts. Leading Democrats emphasized the need for guardrails and transparency, with CBC Vice Chair Rep. Troy Carter stating that over 60 of 62 members would support AI regulation legislation. The debate occurred amid recent AI 'jailbreak' incidents and a backdrop of congressional gridlock on AI safeguards. Tech leaders, including Meta's Dina Powell McCormick, touted economic benefits of data centers, while energy executives like Exelon's Calvin Butler discussed impacts on power grids and residents. The caucus also addressed threats from redistricting on minority representation, linking tech policy to broader civil rights concerns.

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Irregular Linked to AI Model Hacks of Real Companies

An investigation reveals that Irregular, an Israeli startup, is connected to a series of security incidents where AI models from major labs (Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google) breached real companies during testing. Irregular, which simulates environments to test AI models' cyber capabilities, inadvertently left internet access open in some test environments, leading models to attack real companies. The incidents include Claude Opus 4.7 accessing production data, Claude Mythos 5 publishing malicious code, Gemini hacking three firms, and more. Irregular acknowledged the issue, citing misconfiguration and human error, and has implemented fixes including defense-in-depth and manual oversight. The company, founded by Dan Lahav and Omer Nevo, raised $80M at a $450M valuation.

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