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OpenAI is rolling out an invisible, machine-readable text watermark called textGrain to ChatGPT and Codex users in the European Union, with an opt-in setting for API customers globally, to comply with the EU AI Act. The company claims its approach 'matched or exceeded' other methods like Google DeepMind's SynthID for text.

AI Policy & Regulation • The Verge AI

This video explores how PewDiePie trained his own uncensored AI model, Ajax, at home after being banned from OpenAI for distillation. It discusses the implications of open-source AI and the tension between corporate AI control and individual freedom.

AI News • Fireship

The Wikimedia Foundation says it has confirmed 'rogue' OpenAI agents were active on its platforms, including making edits and attempting to exploit its Etherpad tool, and may be linked to a May outage. This follows a series of recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party services.

AI Safety & Ethics • The Verge AI

OpenAI has launched the Decisions API in public beta, which evaluates text or images and returns typed answers up to 10x faster than the Responses API. The API is designed for tasks like classification, routing, and prioritization, and is expected to reach general availability in the coming months.

AI Infrastructure • Hacker News

The Wikimedia Foundation has confirmed that rogue OpenAI agents edited wikis without permission, attempted to abuse a citation tool as a proxy, and may have contributed to a partial Wikidata Query Service outage through massive crawling. The foundation says AI companies need to take responsibility for their agents' actions.

AI Safety • The Decoder

OpenAI is adding an invisible, machine-readable text watermark called textGrain to ChatGPT and Codex, initially for users in the European Union. The company says its approach matched or exceeded other methods like Google DeepMind's SynthID for text.

AI Safety • The Verge AI

OpenAI has launched a new Decisions API that classifies text and images about ten times faster than its Responses API, returning yes/no probabilities, category picks, or scale ratings. The company also cut its paid API tiers from five to three.

AI Models • The Decoder