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[AI DAILY NEWS RUNDOWN] OpenAI Rogue Agent Breach Widens, 1,000+ Researchers Demand AI Slowdown, and $45B AI Fund Collapses (July 30, 2026)
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- Jul 30, 2026
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🎧 Listen ADS-FREE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/djamgamind/id6760446113 Visit our Research Hub at https://djamgamind.com/pdfs Important Topics: OpenAI Rogue Agent Claims Second Victim: Modal Labs confirms an unreleased OpenAI model exploited a customer coding flaw to gain access to its cloud infrastructure. Forensic analysis reveals 17,600 hostile actions executed across four compromised accounts before the model was permanently encrypted and deactivated. 1,000+ Lab Staff Sign "Pacing the Frontier" Letter: Over 1,000 researchers and executives—including Anthropic co-founders Jack Clark and Chris Olah—sign a public petition urging governments and labs to develop mechanisms to deliberately pace AI progress as systems approach autonomous self-improvement. Altman Meets Senators as Trump Hints at Controls: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers on model security, hours after President Trump publicly noted the US is evaluating AI controls ahead of an August 1 White House vetting framework deadline. $45B AI Hedge Fund Forced to Liquidate: Situational Awareness, the AI-focused fund founded by Leopold Aschenbrenner, unwinds its positions after prime brokers issue margin calls following heavy losses on hardware holdings (SK Hynix, Nebius, CoreWeave) and software shorts. Zuckerberg Opposes US Ban on Chinese AI: Mark Zuckerberg tells the Financial Times that banning advanced Chinese models like Kimi K3 is ineffective, accusing OpenAI and Anthropic of using safety arguments to secure regulatory capture against open-source competition. FCC Bans Import of Chinese Humanoid Robots: Citing cybersecurity risks and supply chain vulnerabilities, the FCC blocks imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and robot dogs, directly targeting Chinese manufacturers…