{"data":{"id":"72983eee-d9fa-4a4a-9365-08897e4b96a2","title":"The Download: AI puzzles and a path to our nearest star system","summary":"This newsletter covers several AI developments: AI models are rapidly improving at solving puzzles (some can now solve New York Times Connections puzzles nearly perfectly, up from 18% success in late 2024), and an AI system developed by a physics research lab discovered a novel trajectory for a spacecraft mission to Alpha Centauri. The article also reports that OpenAI is restricting its next model called Astra after rating it a 'critical' cyber risk, as testing showed it could automate cyberattacks (a type of attack that uses automated tools to find and exploit security weaknesses).","solution":"OpenAI plans to give Astra extra security measures.","labels":["security","industry"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/02/1143283/the-download-ai-puzzles-alpha-centauri-mission/","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T12:10:00.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"info","attackType":[],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":["OpenAI","Perplexity","xAI"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["OpenAI","Perplexity","xAI","Grok","Blue Origin"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-09-02T12:10:00.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["safety","integrity"],"aiComponentTargeted":null,"llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.85,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}