Openai Wants To Take Over Your Browser

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week we’re diving into OpenAI’s newly released AI agent, called Operator. We also look at where TikTok stands after being resuscitated, whether it’s time to go back to Tumblr, and more! Let’s get into it.

OpenAI launched a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can independently perform certain actions like book travel accommodations, make restaurant reservations, and shop online. When users activate Operator, a small window will pop up showing a dedicated web browser that the agent uses to complete tasks, along with text explaining what the agent is doing. The feature will first roll out to U.S. users on ChatGPT’s $200 per month Pro subscription plan.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate. The enormous infrastructure project would funnel as much as $500 billion from investors like SoftBank and Middle East AI fund MGX into data centers that support OpenAI’s AI workloads. But Musk claims that Stargate doesn’t have the money it says it does. It’s important to note, though, that he is not a neutral party and happens to be embroiled in a lawsuit with OpenAI.

Hackers found a way to remotely unlock, start, and track millions of Subarus, according to a report from Wired. Two security researchers discovered vulnerabilities in a Subaru web portal that allowed them to hijack car controls and track driver location data. Subaru has since fixed the vulnerabilities after the researchers reported their findings to the Japanese automaker. 

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