# AI News Digest - 2026-04-24

1. OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.5, an agentic model designed to perform complex tasks autonomously by switching between multiple tools, and priced its API at roughly double previous rates.

2. Trump administration said it had evidence of large-scale industrial distillation campaigns targeting American frontier AI models and indicated plans to counter those activities with policy measures.

3. OpenAI launched the Trusted Access program that provided Microsoft with access to its most capable models to support cybersecurity efforts and automated vulnerability hunting.

4. OpenAI released Privacy Filter, an open-source model designed to detect and redact personal data from text.

5. Researchers warned that U.S. policymakers were repeating earlier mistakes by underestimating the implications of "world models," noting AI development was extending beyond text into physical systems and that China was advancing in robotics.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openai-unveils-gpt-5-5-claims-a-new-class-of-intelligence-at-double-the-api-price/](https://the-decoder.com/openai-unveils-gpt-5-5-claims-a-new-class-of-intelligence-at-double-the-api-price/)

[OpenAI unveils GPT-5.5, claims a "new class of intelligence" at double the API price](https://the-decoder.com/openai-unveils-gpt-5-5-claims-a-new-class-of-intelligence-at-double-the-api-price/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/trump-science-advisor-says-chinese-actors-are-copying-american-ai-at-massive-scale/](https://the-decoder.com/trump-science-advisor-says-chinese-actors-are-copying-american-ai-at-massive-scale/)

[Trump science advisor says Chinese actors are copying American AI at massive scale](https://the-decoder.com/trump-science-advisor-says-chinese-actors-are-copying-american-ai-at-massive-scale/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openais-new-trusted-access-program-gives-microsoft-its-most-capable-models-for-cyber-defense/](https://the-decoder.com/openais-new-trusted-access-program-gives-microsoft-its-most-capable-models-for-cyber-defense/)

[OpenAI's new Trusted Access program gives Microsoft its most capable models for cyber defense](https://the-decoder.com/openais-new-trusted-access-program-gives-microsoft-its-most-capable-models-for-cyber-defense/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/openai-releases-open-source-model-that-strips-personal-data-from-text/](https://the-decoder.com/openai-releases-open-source-model-that-strips-personal-data-from-text/)

[OpenAI releases open-source model that strips personal data from text](https://the-decoder.com/openai-releases-open-source-model-that-strips-personal-data-from-text/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/researchers-warn-us-politics-is-repeating-its-chatgpt-mistake-with-world-models/](https://the-decoder.com/researchers-warn-us-politics-is-repeating-its-chatgpt-mistake-with-world-models/)

[Researchers warn US politics is repeating its ChatGPT mistake with world models](https://the-decoder.com/researchers-warn-us-politics-is-repeating-its-chatgpt-mistake-with-world-models/)

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