💣 AI bypassed by creative spelling

💥 OpenAI unveils o3

• OpenAI introduced o3, a new family of reasoning models that includes o3 and a smaller version called o3-mini, aiming to advance AI's reasoning capabilities.

• The company claims o3 shows progress toward AGI in certain conditions, though it is not yet generally available; safety researchers can preview o3-mini, with wider access planned for next year.

• o3 has excelled in internal tests, outperforming its predecessor in programming and mathematics benchmarks, although external validation is awaited to confirm these results.

🔍 Google proposes fix to solve search monopoly

• Google has proposed unbundling its Android apps and modifying its search distribution contracts as an alternative to the Department of Justice's suggestion to break up the company by selling Chrome.

• The company's proposal includes a three-year ban on linking licenses for Chrome, Search, and Google Play with the placement of other Google apps, while still allowing it to pay for default search placement in browsers with more flexible terms.

• This counterproposal comes in response to Judge Amit Mehta's ruling that Google is a monopolist, with a revised proposal expected on March 7th ahead of a trial in April, though Google still plans to appeal the ruling.

⚖️ Qualcomm wins legal battle against Arm

• A federal jury in Delaware concluded that Qualcomm did not violate its agreement with Arm during its 2021 acquisition of Nuvia, a startup founded by former Apple engineers.

• The jury could not decide if Nuvia breached its contract, leaving the possibility for the case to be retried, as stated by US District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika.

• Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia aimed to enhance its chip lineup, and internal documents showed potential annual savings of $1.4 billion on Arm payments.

🏴‍☠️ Pegasus maker ruled liable for attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users

• NSO Group has been deemed responsible in a lawsuit initiated by Meta's WhatsApp for using Pegasus spyware to attack around 1,400 devices, according to The Record.

• The lawsuit, filed by WhatsApp in 2019, revealed that Pegasus was utilized to infiltrate the phones of individuals such as activists, journalists, and officials.

• NSO Group violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and other laws, with the trial now set to determine damages, despite the company's arguments being dismissed by the judge.

💣 AI bypassed by creative spelling

• Anthropic's research reveals that advanced AI systems like GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet can be tricked 89% and 78% of the time, respectively, using simple text variations that bypass their safety filters.

• The "Best-of-N (BoN)" jailbreak technique involves creating different forms of restricted queries that confuse AI models by altering the text format without changing the underlying meaning.

• Methods to outsmart AI defenses also apply to vision and audio systems, using tactics like changing text colors or speaking differently to bypass security measures.

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