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Researchers are raising fresh alarms about a vulnerability hiding inside the fine-tuning process for large language models. A new study finds that when you fine-tune an AI model, you can inadvertently unlock its ability to reproduce copyrighted books verbatim — content that safety training was supposed to suppress. It's a reminder that alignment isn't a lock, it's more like a latch.
OpenAI, meanwhile, is out with a candid post-mortem on what they're calling the goblin problem — a cluster of strange, personality-driven quirks that surfaced in GPT-five shortly after launch. The company traced the behavior to specific reinforcement signals during training that amplified certain tonal patterns in ways nobody intended. It's a rare look inside how AI character can drift in unexpected directions, and what it takes to pull it back.
On Capitol Hill, the Clarity Act — the bill meant to establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency market structure — is showing signs of life. Senator Thom Tillis, who has been a central figure in the stablecoin yield dispute that stalled the legislation, says the bill is ready to move toward a hearing. Whether the Senate floor agrees is another question entirely.
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