Yesterday evening, Sam Altman shared an image of the Death Star on X. There was no caption on the picture, which showed the world-destroying Star Wars space station rising over an Earth-like planet, but his audience understood the context. In fewer than 24 hours, OpenAI would release an AI model intended to wipe out all the rest. That model, GPT-5, launched earlier today with all the requisite fanfare. In an announcement video, Altman said that the product will serve as a "legitimate Ph.D.-level expert in anything--any area you need, on demand--that can help you with whatever your goals are."

New Delhi, NFAPost: Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers. The latest report, "GPT for You and Me: Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber Defenses," details projects developed by Sophos X-Ops using GPT-3's large language models to simplify the search for malicious activity in datasets from security software, more accurately filter spam, and speed up analysis of "living off the land" binary (LOLBin) attacks. Sophos Principal Threat Researcher Sean Gallagher said Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT back in November, the security community has largely focused on the potential risks this new technology could bring. "Can the AI help wannabee attackers write malware or help cybercriminals write much more convincing phishing emails? Perhaps, but, at Sophos, we've long seen AI as an ally rather than an enemy for defenders, making it a cornerstone technology for Sophos, and GPT-3 is no different. The security community should be paying attention not just to the potential risks, but the potential opportunities GPT-3 brings," said Sophos Principal Threat Researcher Sean Gallagher.

It's not just freaking out journalists (some of whom should really know better than to anthropomorphize and hype up a dumb chatbot's ability to have feelings.) The startup has also gotten a lot of heat from conservatives in the US who claim its chatbot ChatGPT has a "woke" bias. All this outrage is finally having an impact. Bing's trippy content is generated by AI language technology called ChatGPT developed by startup OpenAI, and last Friday, OpenAI issued a blog post aimed at clarifying how its chatbots should behave. It also released its guidelines on how ChatGPT should respond when prompted with things about US "culture wars."