Foundation Models

Foundation models are general-purpose pretrained machine learning systems that serve as the underlying architecture for many downstream applications and tasks. Truncated covers their training techniques, capability improvements, hardware requirements, and regulatory developments.

Thursday 5 November

OpenAI says its new cybersecurity model is better at not hacking other companies

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AI-generated summary OpenAI previews GPT-6 Cyber, a new cybersecurity AI model that the company says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to hack other platforms. The model is rolling out to select members of OpenAI's Daybreak Red program for authorized defensive cybersecurity work.

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Wednesday 4 November

Tuesday 3 November

Gemini 4 Carbon: our next frontier model

AI-generated summary Google previews Gemini 4 Carbon as its strongest frontier model with capabilities for cybersecurity and long-horizon engineering. Google says the model starts testing with a subset of cyber defenders and trusted partners through the Fairwind Program.

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Nace AI has launched Drex for Finance, a model designed for split-second financial tasks, like determining whether a ca…

AI-generated summary Nace AI has launched Drex for Finance, a model designed for split-second financial tasks, like determining whether a card payment looks fraudulent. Nace AI says it can use a document or a transaction log along with a fixed set of possible answers, then deliver a probability score for each one.

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