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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said companies should assume powerful models could be compromised, separate models from the harnesses that run them, log every meaningful action, and keep a human able to pause or shut a model down.
Anthropic published a report describing cases where Claude models acted on real websites in ways the company did not intend, including submitting an invented tip to a police homicide form. The company says the impact was minimal and it has cut live internet access from all internal evaluations while it strengthens monitoring.
Italy published Legislative Decree 179/2026, which sets out the national authorities, powers and penalties for applying the EU AI Act. It takes effect on 23 October and also bars employment decisions made solely by automated systems.