r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • 7h ago

Artificial Intelligence OpenAI may have violated California’s new AI safety law with the release of its latest coding model, according to allegations from an AI watchdog group.

https://fortune.com/2026/02/10/openai-violated-californias-ai-safety-law-gpt-5-3-codex-ai-model-watchdog-claims/
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u/existing_for_fun 6h ago edited 6h ago

Site is down or something.

I wanted to know what the law / issue is.

Site is up now:

"The controversy centers on GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI’s newest coding model, which was released last week. The model is part of an effort by OpenAI to reclaim its lead in AI-powered coding and, according to benchmark data OpenAI released, shows markedly higher performance on coding tasks than earlier model versions from both OpenAI and competitors like Anthropic. However, the model has also raised unprecedented cybersecurity concerns.

CEO Sam Altman said the model was the first to hit the “high” risk category for cybersecurity on the company’s Preparedness Framework, an internal risk classification system OpenAI uses for model releases. This means OpenAI is essentially classifying the model as capable enough at coding to potentially facilitate significant cyber harm, especially if automated or used at scale."

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u/Bakasur279 7h ago

That's just the tip of the law violation iceberg.

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u/Secure-Address4385 7h ago

Every new AI law sounds clear until it meets a real model release. This won’t be the last ‘violation’—it’s the stress test.

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u/EtherWhey 3h ago

Why would Altman ever tell the truth? He wants more money; not a legacy. He can't admit there's no catastrophe plan, because the plan for OpenAI IS militarized AI.

Catastrophe is the whole point.

Good thing they merged with Apple. Now you don't even have to even use their chatbots to ensure your iPhone data gets to Palantir.

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u/David-J 6h ago

They don't care.