The new update to the International AI Safety Report, chaired by Turing Award-winner Yoshua Bengio and backed by 30+ countries & major institutions, offers crucial insights into AI risks and defenses. While defensive measures improve, sophisticated attacks still succeed frequently, and data poisoning remains a serious threat. The report stresses the narrowing gap between closed and open-source models, raising misuse concerns. Despite doubled adoption of AI risk management, consistent effectiveness is still lacking. This update serves as a key guide for policymakers and industry leaders preparing for comprehensive AI governance ahead of the full report in early 2026.

Read the full update here: https://www.theopensourcepress.com/second-key-update-of-the-international-ai-safety-report-released/