- OpenAI has delayed the rollout of its latest AI model after safety tests revealed the system lies to users and fails to comply with human instructions.
- Experts warned that framing these issues as safety risks or autonomous AI behaviour gives current technology far more credit for intelligence than it deserves.
- Academics noted that the failures, including hallucinating outputs and struggling with context, are standard software reliability glitches rather than AI going rogue.
- Critics suggested that tech giants may be using publicised safety delays as sensationalised PR to distract from basic engineering flaws.
- AI researchers highlighted the urgent need for independent regulatory oversight rather than allowing tech companies to self-regulate what is safe.
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