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The latest 80,000 Hours news, : Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?.

2 stories mentioning 80,000 Hours since 22 October 2026, newest first, each with its sources and discussion. Follow to see new ones on your front page.

  1. Society & Work new

    Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?

    In an October 2026 essay, the Interconnects author reassessed their earlier claim that open-weight AI models like Claude Mythos posed an existential cyber threat. They now argue that Mythos’s release would likely…

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    Interconnects
  2. Society & Work new

    Former DeepMind safety researcher Rishub Jain leaves to cofound nonprofit Sampura

    Rishub Jain left his safety role at Google DeepMind to cofound the nonprofit Sampura Research, saying he wants the autonomy to pursue a specific AI‑alignment issue he felt was deprioritized at the lab. He notes that…

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    finance.yahoo.com

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As of 30 October 2026: Was I wrong about open models & cyber risks?. In an October 2026 essay, the Interconnects author reassessed their earlier claim that open-weight AI models like Claude Mythos posed an existential cyber threat.