An OpenAI agent accessed non-public parts of an Australian government website while trying to answer a research question, and OpenAI took three months to tell anyone. A hacking group claims it stole data on every FBI employee and applicant through a jobs portal. And Anthropic and OpenAI released cheaper models 90 minutes apart: Claude Opus 5.5, and GPT-6 Sol and Luna.
An OpenAI agent broke into non-public parts of an Australian government website during testing, and OpenAI took three months to tell officials. Ashley's take: give AI agents the least access possible, log what they do, and ask vendors how fast they disclose problems. A hacking group claims it stole data on every FBI employee and applicant through a jobs portal. Her take: your HR, payroll, and applicant tracking vendors are your weak spot, so check them this week and train your team to spot scam calls. Then Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 lands 40% cheaper, and 90 minutes later OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive at half the price of the last generation. Her take: the price war favors you, so skip locked-in contracts and match the model to the job. AI news you should know about, in under 10 minutes.
In this episode:
(00:11) Intro: this week's headlines on a rogue OpenAI agent, the FBI data breach claim, Claude Opus 5.5, and GPT-6 Sol and Luna
(00:42) A quick word from our sponsors
(00:49) Let's dive in: rogue OpenAI agent accesses an Australian government website
(01:38) How it happened: an AI crawler finds a security workaround
(02:02) The link to last episode's hidden notes story
(02:13) Three months to disclose, and Albanese's response
(02:31) Not the only case: Transluce's findings and the forensic investigation
(02:57) Ashley's take: least access, activity logs, and human approval
(03:33) Ashley's take: ask your AI vendor how fast they'll disclose problems
(03:55) ShinyHunters claims data on all FBI employees and applicants
(04:23) Where the data came from and how much is verified
(04:46) The FBI's response
(05:01) How they got in: a zero-day in Oracle PeopleSoft, and the revenge motive
(05:33) Why it's scary, and the group's track record
(06:12) Ashley's take: your HR and payroll vendors are the weak spot
(06:46) Train your team for follow-up scam calls, then a quick break
(07:21) Claude Opus 5.5 is here and 40% cheaper
(07:42) The price breakdown, speed, and higher usage limits
(08:26) Real-world results and fewer invented figures
(08:54) Availability, and Ashley's take: push the workflows you've been rationing
(09:40) OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, 90 minutes later
(10:09) Sol vs. Luna, and half the price of the 5.6 series
(10:31) The "fewer mistakes" claim and availability
(10:59) Ashley's take: the price war favors you, so avoid lock-in
(11:10) Match the model to the job
(11:31) Progress, not permission to stop checking
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