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What to Know About OpenAI’s Ideas for a World With ‘Superintelligence’

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. OpenAI released policy proposals for a world with superintelligence—AI that far surpasses human capabilities—as Congress prepares to debate AI legislation.

Workers across industries worry that AI will supplant them. In cybersecurity, the concern is that even the relatively few entry-level jobs that exist will be eaten up, eventually draining the pipeline. 

OpenAI doesn't address cybersecurity specifically in its proposals but touches on general employment issues. For example, the company entertains the notion of a public investment fund focused on AI that could regularly distribute returns to Americans, a concept similar to a sovereign-wealth fund in Alaska. Read the full WSJ story.

More news below.

 

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Law firm Jones Day has notified 10 clients about a phishing attack that resulted in unauthorized access of "a limited number of dated files." A hacking group called Silent, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation said targets law firms, took credit for the breach. Jones Day didn't disclose which clients were affected. (Bloomberg)

Firewall company Fortinet said it is working on a full patch for a zero-day vulnerability in two versions of its FortiClient Enterprise Management Server. The company issued temporary fixes over the weekend, urging customers to apply them because hackers continue to exploit the vulnerability and gain access without authentication. (SecurityWeek)

Multistate breach: New York-based SitusAMC Holdings, which provides tech and services to the real estate and mortgage industries, is notifying tens of thousands of borrowers that their personal and financial-account data was stolen in a November cyberattack.

  • Nearly 37,000 people were breached in Texas. Residents of California, Maine and Massachusetts have also received notices. 

Water facility attacked: The city of Minot, N.D., continues to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to understand a ransomware attack that hit Minot's main water treatment facility last week. (KFYR-TV)

  • Hackers targeted one of the facility's operational tech systems, prompting staff to shut down the server and manage water systems manually for 16 hours. A backup server then took over. The water supply wasn't unsafe at any point, Minot City Manager Tom Joyce said. No ransom was demanded or paid, he said. (MSN)
 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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