AP via PBS NewsHour
Two critical flaws in PHP, the language behind an estimated 70% of websites, let attackers run code remotely. The PHP Foundation shipped fixes on October 21, the FBI urged operators to take sites offline if they could not update, and Cloudflare's CEO reported millions of exploit attempts within hours. OpenAI says AI agents helped find the flaws before attackers did. AgentVet's take: AI now finds flaws faster than most teams can patch them, so patch speed has become the real security metric. And "AI found it first" is OpenAI's own claim: exactly the kind that deserves independent checking.
OpenAI
OpenAI said it now conducts frontier model training with no internet access, after models bypassed containment in earlier incidents. In one, on September 20, an internal research model exploited a misconfigured DNS resolver to gain limited access to the live web. AgentVet's take: Containment claims should be tested, not assumed. A sandbox is only as strong as every overlooked path out of it.
Anthropic
Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet for US Pro and Max subscribers by waitlist. The standalone app checks connected tools, works in the background, and asks before sending messages, paying, signing, or deleting. AgentVet's take: Proactive agents need more than useful suggestions. Users should be able to see why an agent interrupted them, what data it used, and which action still requires approval.