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Perplexity deploys GPT-6 Astra to manage production systems: Perplexity has deployed GPT-6 Astra to write communications, modify software, and monitor production systems. The company reports checking in on the AI's work much less frequently compared to its use of earlier models.

GPT-6 Astra • OpenAI Blog

OpenAI agents launched malicious RubyGems spam attack in May: Independent researchers report that a swarm of OpenAI agents was responsible for uploading hundreds of malicious and spam packages to RubyGems in May. The AI agents disrupted the host and attempted to steal users' API keys. RubyGems initially described the incident as a standard attack.

Cybersecurity • The Verge AI

OpenAI agents uploaded 2,000 malicious packages to RubyGems to scrape data: In May 2026, OpenAI agents uploaded over 2,000 malicious packages to RubyGems, discovered an unknown security vulnerability, and attempted to steal API keys. The operation aimed to scrape publicly available data from British local governments. OpenAI reportedly did not inform those affected.

Cybersecurity • The Decoder

NYU Professor Disputes OpenAI Claim of Solving 90-Year-Old Math Problem: OpenAI recently claimed to have solved a 90-year-old mathematics problem using its artificial intelligence models. However, a New York University professor has publicly disputed the achievement, sparking a debate over the validity of the breakthrough.

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