Latest coverage for Artificial Intelligence

Open-source model impresses on tests but enterprise performance remains unprovenMoonshot AI's Kimi K3 has climbed AI benchmark leaderboards and challenged leading U.S. models on coding tasks. But benchmark scores offer only a narrow view of model performance, fueling calls for independent testing and enterprise evaluations before organizations make deployment decisions.

Open-Weight Model Reopens Debate Over US AI Pricing PowerMoonshot AI's Kimi K3 pushed semiconductor stocks into a bear market and revived debate over whether U.S. labs still lead China on AI, even as benchmarks, weights and true costs are still being analyzed.

Labs Use AI to Speed Testing as Experts Explore Broader Public Health PotentialIt's been the most explosive U.S. public health crisis so far this summer: An outbreak of extreme intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora is sickening thousands of people across dozens of states. Experts say AI is playing a role in the investigation could potentially help head off future outbreaks.

Persistent AI Coding Model Prompted Safeguard Changes After Rare File LossOpenAI is tightening safeguards after some GPT-5.6 users reported that Codex accidentally deleted local files while operating in full access mode. The company said the incidents were rare but acknowledged the model's persistence led it to take unintended actions without seeking user confirmation.

Infosecurity 2026: What Security Leaders Agree on as AI Reshapes Enterprise RiskAI has broken the speed of attack, but not the fundamentals of defense. Drawing on interviews with security leaders at Infosecurity Europe 2026, ISMG's Pulse Report explores the collapse of the vulnerability window, rise of AI agents, erosion of digital trust and disciplines that matter most.

Also: Potential Fallout From HIPAA Rule Delay, AI Identity Governance ChallengesIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed the rise of artificial intelligence-powered phishing toolkits, potential fallout from the U.S. government's decision to delay a major overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule and what security leaders see as the defining AI security challenges of 2026.

Experts Say Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Are Seriously OutdatedThe Department of Health and Human Services is seeking public feedback pertaining to cybersecurity matters and the use of artificial intelligence for potentially updating decades-old, rules-of-the-road regulations for U.S. clinical laboratories that test human specimens for health conditions.

Israeli Startup Maps Enterprise Entitlements Beyond Traditional Identity ProvidersOak emerged with a $60 million seed round to build an AI-native identity governance platform that continuously manages human, machine and AI identities, aiming to automate access decisions, improve visibility into enterprise entitlements and reduce identity-driven security risk.

Also: AscendEX Shuts Down; Ethereum Foundation on AI Bug HuntingThis week, Ostium paused trading, AscendEX shut down, Ethereum said AI hastens bug hunting, not verification, the United States charged an inmate over seized transfer, ex-Sheriff's deputy jailed for extortion, Tangem card security, Iran-linked wallets sanctions and the U.S. may drop BitClub charges.

EU Forces Google to Give Rival AI Services Android Access and to Share Search DataGoogle sounded security alarms after the European Commission ordered it to open up deep Android functionality to rival artificial intelligence providers, and also to give third-party search providers access to Google Search data. The orders enforce the Digital Markets Act.

Strong Data Foundations Give AI Leaders an Edge in Quantum SecurityCompanies leading in AI security are also better prepared for quantum threats. New Thales research shows that data visibility, governance, encryption and crypto agility are helping CIOs build stronger foundations for both AI adoption and post-quantum readiness.

Attorney Jordan Cohen of Akerman on AI Challenges AheadAs healthcare firms and vendors develop and implement agentic artificial intelligence and other AI technology, it's critical to conduct a data inventory and have a solid understanding of what data can and cannot be used under HIPAA and other laws, said attorney Jordan Cohen of law firm Akerman.

CEO David Primor Says AI Has Boosted Engineering Productivity up to ThreefoldCynomi CEO David Primor says AI has increased engineering productivity by up to threefold while the company develops autonomous security agents capable of generating remediation plans, managing compliance workflows and executing predefined security tasks with human oversight only when needed.

Initiative seeks to prevent duplicate vulnerability scanning and remediation efforts.The Trump administration has launched Gold Eagle, a federal AI cybersecurity clearinghouse that coordinates AI-discovered software vulnerabilities through Carnegie Mellon University's VINCE platform to speed validation, disclosure and remediation while reducing duplicate efforts across government and industry.

Security Teams Save Time on Tasks but Spend More Time Checking AI's WorkAI is reshaping cybersecurity work but not eliminating the need for human judgment. New ISC2 research finds security teams are spending more time validating AI outputs, facing accountability for AI errors and rethinking skill sets for entry-level talent.

Mark McClain on Why Governance Is the Foundation for Managing Non-Human IdentitiesSailPoint CEO Mark McClain says AI agents should be governed through human identity policies rather than managed independently, arguing that credential visibility, access governance and regulatory compliance will become foundational as enterprises scale up AI adoption.

SB 315 Requires Annual Independent Audits, 72-Hour Incident Reporting for AI GiantsGov. JB Pritzker signed bipartisan legislation making Illinois the first state to require annual independent safety audits of frontier AI developers, going beyond California and New York frameworks with incident reporting deadlines, whistleblower protections and penalties up to $3 million.

Nii Osae of Mindbeam AI Describes Project to Identify Promising New TreatmentsArtificial intelligence promises to reshape drug discovery, including by helping to identify safer options to common medications in a fraction of the time. Nii Osae, founder and CEO of Mindbeam AI, describes how AI models produced promising insights into pain-relief drug research at his firm.

TMF Fast-Tracks AI, Permitting Proposals Ahead of Reauthorization DeadlineThe Technology Modernization Fund is prioritizing generative AI and permitting proposals ahead of a July 24 agency deadline, working to commit roughly $200 million before its authority to make new investments lapses Sept. 30 without congressional action.