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May 1, 2026

Weekly links Fri May 1, 2026

https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/

GPT 5.5 LOVES goblins... what?? OpenAI patches this by writing this in the system prompt (twice):

"Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user's query."

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In other news, GPT5.5 may be nearly as cyber capable as mythos, but is publicly released. https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-evaluation-of-openais-gpt-5-5-cyber-capabilities

The UK AI safety institute found a universal jailbreak to its anti-cyber guardrails in... 6 hours.

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/znbfRXHq285nS7NAh/the-terrarium

Great piece of fiction about, worth a read

https://arman-bd.hashnode.dev/i-left-port-22-open-on-the-internet-for-54-days-here-s-who-showed-up

Some dev left a fake machine exposed to the internet and watched everyone who showed up :)

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