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The AI coding tool OpenCode said attackers broke into a legacy system it was shutting down and may have taken the OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys stored by 1.4% of its Console users. Sam Altman said OpenAI 'will' build a humanoid robot and told Fortune he expects 'a cool demo in 2027,' though he added that robots walking city streets are still years away. Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said the firm blocks unauthorized AI agents, including Meta's Muse, from acting on client accounts, and that he gets a weekly report showing 'tens and twenties' of blocked attempts. After backlash from publishers and legal experts, Meta removed language from its business terms that said it could use content from business accounts' websites for AI training.

OpenCode Breach Exposes Users' OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API Keys in a 'Distillation Attack'

The AI coding tool OpenCode said attackers broke into a legacy system it was shutting down and may have taken the OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys stored by 1.4% of its Console users. OpenCode called it a large-scale distillation attack. Affected users reported their balances draining overnight, and Anthropic said it revoked the Claude keys it believed were exposed. The incident suggests that people trying to copy frontier models now steal developers' credentials to collect model outputs at someone else's expense.

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Sam Altman Confirms OpenAI Is Building a Humanoid Robot, With a Demo Expected in 2027

Sam Altman said OpenAI 'will' build a humanoid robot and told Fortune he expects 'a cool demo in 2027,' though he added that robots walking city streets are still years away. OpenAI is hiring for 27 robotics roles, including custom actuators and manufacturing. The company says its near-term goal is general-purpose robots that help skilled workers build infrastructure. That puts OpenAI in direct competition with Tesla, Figure and Google DeepMind in humanoid robotics.

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Schwab and JPMorgan Are Blocking Outside AI Agents From Customer Accounts

Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said the firm blocks unauthorized AI agents, including Meta's Muse, from acting on client accounts, and that he gets a weekly report showing 'tens and twenties' of blocked attempts. JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon confirmed his bank also blocks outside agents. No federal law covers who is liable when an AI agent acts on a customer's behalf. The biggest banks are setting their own rules by locking agents out, which could slow consumer AI assistants that need to move money.

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Meta Backs Down and Removes Terms That Would Have Let It Scrape Publishers' Sites for AI Training

After backlash from publishers and legal experts, Meta removed language from its business terms that said it could use content from business accounts' websites for AI training. Meta says the terms only ever applied to its ads and business products and that its web crawling hasn't changed. The quick reversal shows that publishers still have some leverage over how AI companies get training data, with several copyright cases against Meta and other AI firms still in court.

AI Briefing

OpenCode Breach Exposes Users' OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API Keys in a 'Distillation Attack'

Sam Altman Confirms OpenAI Is Building a Humanoid Robot, With a Demo Expected in 2027

Schwab and JPMorgan Are Blocking Outside AI Agents From Customer Accounts

Meta Backs Down and Removes Terms That Would Have Let It Scrape Publishers' Sites for AI Training

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