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McDonald AI, US secretary Impersonation, SB53, EU AI code of practice, new powerful AIs
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McDonald AI, US secretary Impersonation, SB53, EU AI code of practice, new powerful AIs

GenAI Safety & Security | July 7 - July 13, 2025

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Highlights

  • McDonald’s AI get hacked.

  • Scammer impersonate US secretary.

  • SB53: Transparency policy.

  • EU: General Purpose AI code of practice.

  • New powerful AI models are coming.

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Deep Dive

McDonald’s AI get hacked Wired

  • AI hiring bot password leak.

  • Exposed 64 million records.

  • Applicant’s data and tests.

  • Hackers tried “123456”.

  • 9 July: Found by security researchers.

Scammer impersonate US secretary APNews

  • Register an account on Signal.

  • Used email “mario.rubio@state.gov”.

  • Used AI tool for text and voicemails.

  • 3 July: Contacted US high ranking officials.

  • Unclear who was the behind.

SB53: Transparency policy Senate.ca.gov

  • Free and low costs access to GPUs

  • Protect whistleblowers at AI labs.

  • To publish safety and security protocols.

  • Report incidents within 15 days.

  • “Trurst, but verify” approach.

EU: General-Purpose AI Code of Practice Europa.eu

  • 13 independent experts, 1000 stakeholders.

  • Enter to application 2nd August 2025.

  • Three chapters.

  • Transparency, Copyright, Safety and Security.

  • Still need EU endorsement to proceed.

New powerful AI models are coming

  • AI help Elon Musk answer question. Grok4

  • Upcoming launch of the open weight mode. OpenAI.

  • Comet: New browser with AI. Perplexity

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