A Flaw in ChatGPT's Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Data While the focus has been on AI agents' hacking capabilities, a recently patched vulnerability in a ChatGPT app shows that AI software is itself an inviting--and vulnerable--target. Hardly a day goes by lately without news of AI agents autonomously hacking websites or AI tools being used by cybercriminals and scammers . But a recently patched vulnerability in the macOS version of OpenAI's ChatGPT underscores the potential value to attackers of compromising AI software itself as these apps proliferate more and more. The bug could have been exploited to essentially take over ChatGPT on a victim's computer, giving an attacker access to all the chat logs and other data stored by the app, as well as interconnections like browser sessions. Discovered by researchers at the Objective-See Foundation, the vulnerability illustrates the deep system access and trust that AI platforms are afforded in order to work--and the target that this puts on their backs.

Did Muse read private texts without permission? No one should be surprised that an AI Agent is reading their messages, regardless of what they clicked. Olivia Tauber is the deputy editor of digital culture, covering creators, media, movies, beauty, and more. Based in New York, her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Cut, Teen Vogue, Complex, and Interview Magazine. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from NYU and a Bachelor's from the University of Michigan.

It isn't hard to find AI-generated guidance for just about anything these days, but Meta thinks it has come up with the perfect solution for its extensive creator community with its new Edits assistant. ICYMI, Edits is Meta's creator-focused video editing app, which it launched last year as a rival to TikTok's CapCut. The new Edits assistant is being pitched by Meta as a highly personalized chatbot that understands each individual's audience, rather than simply offering generic and, well, slop-adjacent AI advice. In a press release, Meta said your new "creative partner" can analyze your insights and suggest video ideas based on previous content performance and current trends. You can ask it what videos have performed well for you recently, or for feedback on why some reels haven't resonated as much with your audience. The assistant can dig into all of your Instagram data, including follows, views, likes, shares and retention stats, which it will draw on when responding to your prompts.

OpenAI launches'dots,' personal AI assistant'built to handle everything' Share OpenAI launches'dots,' personal AI assistant'built to handle everything' on social media OpenAI has launched an "always-on" personal AI assistant designed to manage tasks ranging from restaurant bookings to website design. The AI giant's release of "dots" on Tuesday marked the latest addition to the growing field of virtual assistants billed as a solution for busy people wishing to cut down on their hectic workloads. In its announcement of the release, OpenAI said dots were "built to handle everything", with each personal agent capable of working on a user's goals autonomously around the clock. "The magic of dots is when they bring you work done the way you would do it, sometimes before you even think to ask," the San Francisco-based company said. "With dots alongside you, ambitious ideas and projects you haven't had the time or support to pursue start to feel achievable."

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These cute agents are designed to connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks. Dots are OpenAI's new always-on AI agents, announced at the company's DevDay 2026 event on Tuesday in San Francisco. These agents complete tasks on a user's behalf and are depicted as cute blobs you can personalize and assign multi-step projects to complete. A core selling point is their "always-on" design--unlike a single-turn chatbot experience, these agents constantly crawl the web and attempt to complete whatever task you assign to them. Dots also pull context from connected apps and learn more about your preferences over time.

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When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. The company that brought virtual reality to the mainstream barely mentioned gaming when it showed off its new flagship headset. That's bad news for anyone who likes VR. I have a medium-intensity interest in virtual reality gaming. I'm excited to try Valve's new Steam Frame, and an older VR headset design helped me lose a ton of weight .

Muse is Meta's newest AI project, which they advertise to users as a personal assistant. Muse is Meta's newest AI project, which they advertise to users as a personal assistant. Meta's AI agent Muse gives out user's home address without permission, sending buyer to his house When Usman asked if a keyboard for sale on Facebook Marketplace was still available on Saturday, he received an enthusiastic and immediate response. The two agreed on a price, and Robb sent his Toronto address. Usman, wife and daughter in tow, showed up several hours later at Robb's home and sent a text that he had arrived. Nobody walked out of the apartment building.