AI Passwords Easily Cracked. OpenAI Flagged Alarming Chats. Perplexity Gains Hotword Hey Plex. Pentagon Summons Anthropic CEO.

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The AI news for February 24th, 2026

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Passwords created with ChatGPT are not secure.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Mit-ChatGPT-erstellte-Passwoerter-sind-nicht-sicher-11185918.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Practical consumer security warning: people and organizations should stop relying on chatbots to generate secrets and update password practices, because AI-generated passwords can be predictable and crackable.

Mass shooting in Canada: OpenAI had indications of possible danger from the female perpetrator.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Amoklauf-in-Kanada-OpenAI-hatte-Hinweise-auf-moegliche-Gefahr-durch-Taeterin-11185895.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
A real-world safety and moderation failure: the story shows platforms may see clear warning signs but not act, raising urgent questions about content monitoring, liability, and public safety implications for users and regulators.

Samsung Galaxy S26: Perplexity receives its own hotword 'Hey Plex'
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Perplexity-erhaelt-eigenes-Hotword-Hey-Plex-11185629.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Why did we choose this article?
Concrete consumer change: Samsung is adding a new assistant with its own wake word and a multi-agent approach on phones — users will face more assistant choices, different voice commands, and new privacy/consistency trade-offs on their devices.

Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/defense-secretary-summons-anthropics-amodei-over-military-use-of-claude/
Why did we choose this article?
Government intervention risk: senior officials are confronting an AI company over military uses, which could lead to new restrictions, supply‑chain designations, or policy changes that affect enterprise and public-sector access to AI services.

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