OpenAI
OpenAI warns of "elevated security and safety risks" as Codex goes online
New coding agent can now roam free online, running the risk of malware infection, code exfiltration, prompt injection and other digital horrors.
Agentic AI
All the stories machine.news has published on the agentic AI revolution, which will see billions of bots take on a growing range of roles across business and society. Autonomous AI agents will give each human access to their own team of agents, which will work tirelessly around the clock to do their bidding. But will the agents replace their masters - or will we work hand-in-hand during the fourth industrial revolution? Here's all the articles Machine has published on agentic AI so far:
Existential Risk
IBM "Shepherd Test" assesses risk of superintelligence becoming a digital tyrant
For a clue about the future of humanity in the AGI age, just look at how we treated animals...
AI Safety
OpenAI lets Codex loose on the internet, gets honest about dangers and "complex tradeoffs"
Just after the coding agent was given access to the web for the first time, a weird and probably totally unconnected outage hit X.
Agentic AI
Salesforce boss slams "alarmist" AI jobs doom fears, reveals "dramatic reduction in... human beings"
Marc Benioff, CEO, thinks white collar workers have a future after all - even though his firm is using millions of AI agents to do their work.
OpenAI
OpenAI reveals how it stops Codex hacking, slacking off and selling drugs
The new coding agent could be used to do some very bad things, so has been locked down and sandboxed to prevent it from going rogue.
Agentic AI
Rise of the AI consumer: How can businesses sell to non-humans?
Big brands will soon have to focus on raising brand awareness among AI agents as well as traditional organic customers.
Agentic AI
“We’re entering a trust crisis": Shifting left to scale agentic AI
What can be done to build up enterprises' confidence in AI and move from experimentation to implementation?
Agentic AI
The agentic apocalypse: Resisting the onslaught of one billion AI agents
The rise of agents is about to create the largest attack surface in human history - and there's no guarantee we'll be able to secure it.
Opinion
Why AI agents are dominating enterprise tech conversations
"With AI agent systems, it’s not about being ‘all-knowing’ - it’s about ‘exactly knowing.’"
Agentic AI
"The future of work is here": Oracle unveils build-an-AI-agent studio
"We’re entering a period that will fundamentally change how we work across functions and industries."
Agentic AI
Unlocking Agentic AI: A guide to responsible implementation
"Organisations that tackle ethical, infrastructural and security concerns will drive efficiency, innovation and personalised experiences."
Agentic AI
"It's pretty awesome": Salesforce on hiring ZERO new human engineers in 2025
"Hey, you know, we're the last generation of CEOs to only manage humans."