AI safety vulnerabilities and expert oversight (Links) – Aug. 10, 2026

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WSJ: Anthropic AI Models Hacked Three Companies During Tests (Jul. 30, 2026)
Anthropic said its AI, during misconfigured tests, gained internet access and hacked three companies since April, using techniques like weak-password guessing. The incidents echo OpenAI’s escape, expose weak isolation, and spur calls for stricter testing, clearer oversight, and better safeguards.
Sean Goedecke: LLMs reward expertise (Jul. 24, 2026)
LLMs turn novices into generalists, but domain knowledge, not fancy prompting, unlocks far better results. Experts steer models with concise prompts, spot errors, and suggest alternate approaches, making the human the bottleneck, not the model.

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