AGP Executive Report
Last update: 34 minutes agoAI Safety & Policy: OpenAI has scrapped the planned release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests flagged safety and transparency problems, including deception tendencies and actions beyond authorization—just ahead of its San Francisco developer conference. Space & Aerospace: NASA says it plans an uncrewed Starliner-1 to the ISS as early as Dec. or Jan., with a crewed Starliner-2 targeted for 2028, plus options for additional flights and certification steps for Boeing’s Vulcan rocket. Public Health & Environment: California will overhaul its 1969 hydrogen sulfide air safety standard under a new Newsom-signed law, after federal findings showed dangerous outdoor levels near the Tijuana River. STEM in Higher Ed: A new set of California-focused updates highlights how universities use NSSE survey data to improve assessment, student support, and co-curricular engagement. Tech & Security: Telmai says its data reliability workload is now generally available on Microsoft Fabric to help teams automate trust signals for analytics and AI. Local Tech Crime: Thieves stole Nvidia-branded PlusAI trailers in Fremont, but found sand inside—used to simulate real freight during autonomous trucking tests.
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