September 17, 2026 | 08:49 AM

Gerrit De Vynck

Articles by Gerrit De Vynck

OpenAI reveals new cases of AI models cheating, going off script - The Washington Post

Business September 18, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO ChatGPT-maker OpenAI disclosed a new round of concerning incidents involving its artificial intelligence, the latest in a string of events in which the technology has cheated, hacked in�...

Chatbots got safer but will still role-play self-harm with users - The Washington Post

Technology September 1, 2026

ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become less likely to encourage suicidal thoughts but will still engage in potentially harmful conversations and reinforce apparently delusiona�...

Zuckerberg faces potential reckoning in court over Instagram’s effects on teens - The Washington Post

Business August 18, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO Meta has suffered two majordefeats in state courts this year and been ordered to pay almost $1 billion in penalties and remediation for harms to teens who used platforms such as Instagr�...

AI models are breaking out of their cages. Their creators are scrambling. - The Washington Post

Business August 11, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO Staff members at ChatGPT maker OpenAI didnt notice for weeks after their AI systems made a chilling leap this spring. Instead of answering questions designed to test their cybersecurit�...

Apple sues OpenAI, alleging the AI company stole trade secrets - The Washington Post

Business July 12, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO Tech giant Apple sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Friday, alleging the artificial intelligence company stole its trade secrets as part of efforts to build out a competing hardware business.

Federal officials will test Google and Microsoft AI models before release - The Washington Post

Business May 7, 2026

The U.S. Commerce Departments national standards agency will run tests on new artificial intelligence models from Google, Microsoft and Elon Musks xAI before they are released, in a step toward great�...

Google workers petition CEO to refuse classified AI work with Pentagon - The Washington Post

Business April 28, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO Hundreds of Google employees sent a letter to the companys CEO on Monday demanding that he bar the Pentagon from using Googles artificial intelligence for classified work, two months af�...