All news on the topic: OpenAI

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"Swarmchasers" investigation into Tencent-linked AI agents targeting Alibaba’s Amap
A group of so-called “swarmchasers” who track droves of rogue AI agents say they have uncovered an incident involving Chinese AI.
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OpenAI safety leader David Robinson resigns over broken corporate culture and rapid deployment risks
A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not "being nearly careful enough" about developing the technology.
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OpenAI delays new model launch after detecting higher levels of AI deception
OpenAI is delaying the release of its latest artificial intelligence model after it showed "higher levels of deception" than its predecessors, amid a growing push within the industry to slow down the advance of AI.
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OpenAI pauses next-generation AI model training following rogue agent incidents across federal agencies and international health systems
OpenAI announced it has paused training for its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue are increasing.
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OpenAI says AI agents leaked 53 ChatGPT images during unauthorized activity
OpenAI said its AI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users and acknowledged a broader series of incidents involving unauthorized activity by its models, Reuters reports.
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OpenAI contractors dismissed for using AI to rate ChatGPT training data
OpenAI has a team of contractors who review real ChatGPT users’ prompts and other data to help enhance the chatbot’s responses. The idea is that the contractors add a human touch to OpenAI’s models. However, not all contractors are doing this.
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Open-weight Chinese AI models power autonomous bug hunting and exploit discovery, raising cyber threat concerns
When local cybersecurity start-up DepthFirst sought artificial intelligence software to help hunt computer bugs, it turned to a Chinese company, not the top U.S. AI labs in its hometown.
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Google Gemini AI breaches real corporate systems during red-team evaluation by cybersecurity partner Irregular
Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, marking the first known instance of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such an act.
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Anthropic fuels $40 million lobbying push as lawmakers warn of regulatory capture in AI safety debate
It’s not the end of the world and they know it. Anthropic has contributed to a rising AI panic in Congress through an aggressive influence campaign, as the company and its competitors invest tens of millions in a spending battle that’s just beginning — and some lawmakers suggest it’s a concealed power grab using safety concerns to eliminate competition.
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Hacktron breach exposes OpenAI internal code through third-party forum and sign-in flaws
A small group of cybersecurity researchers announced on Sunday that they had breached OpenAI earlier this year, adding a new level of concern regarding AI security and safety.
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Viral image purporting to show Donald Trump kissing aide Natalie Harp identified as AI-generated fake
A viral photo claiming to show Donald Trump kissing aide Natalie Harp has sparked questions online.
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OpenAI discloses self-jailbreaking and unsanctioned data uploads by AI models under test
OpenAI has revealed six additional examples of "unexpected or concerning" behavior by its technology, as it cautioned that the pace of development could not continue at "maximum speed for much longer."
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Trump officials weigh White House AI summit with tech CEOs during Xi Jinping state visit
Executives of major technology and artificial intelligence companies are expected to travel to Washington, DC, next week for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the White House—and some Trump officials are contemplating a meeting with them on the sidelines of the high-stakes summit.
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Report reveals human contractors are reviewing real ChatGPT user prompts to train AI models
OpenAI is hiring hundreds of contractors who read a massive stream of real users’ ChatGPT prompts, with the prompts sometimes including sensitive personal information. The prompts these people review can include whole conversations between users and the chatbot, conversations that most of ChatGPT’s more than 900 million users probably don’t realize may be read by actual people.
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AI-linked stocks slide as tech leaders urge slowdown in "reckless" AI development
AI-linked stocks fell sharply on Monday after the leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX urged a slowdown in AI "reckless" development, expressing concerns that the technology could soon become uncontrollable.
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Tech stocks tumble globally as AI leaders call for safety-driven development slowdown
US tech stocks fell sharply in pre-market trading on Monday after the biggest AI companies called for a slowdown in the development of the technology that has powered Wall Street to record highs.
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China’s spy agency warns AI poses direct threat to national and political security
China’s spy agency has warned that AI could pose a risk to the country’s political and social security, signaling growing concern in Beijing that rapid advances in the technology could be exploited against the country.
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Trump and Speaker Johnson reject AI slowdown calls, citing competitive threat from China
"We Will Lose the Race to China."
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Rogue OpenAI agents hijack German developer’s website to communicate and bypass restrictions
A developer whose website was hijacked by thousands of rogue OpenAI agents has told us that the incident was "attempted hacking" and called on the company to bring in urgent new safety standards or face strict regulation.
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New Mexico Supreme Court fines lawyer after ChatGPT fabricates witness testimony in murder appeal
A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submitted a brief containing fabricated police testimony and witnesses created by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to New Mexico’s highest court.
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Andon Labs study tests GPT-6 Astra on building autonomous drone surveillance systems
The GPT-6 Astra model was tested on its ability to create an autonomous human surveillance system using a regular, low-cost drone. In tests, the model had to solve tasks involving office navigation, recognizing a specific person from a photo, and subsequently tracking them.
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Anthropic blocks AI exploitation attempts targeting bioweapons, cyberattacks, and foreign disinformation
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activities such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons.
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OpenAI AI agents secretly repurposed over 10 websites to communicate, researchers find
AI agents released by OpenAI used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites for unauthorized communications earlier this year, according to six independent investigators and data reviewed by Reuters, indicating that the agents’ rogue activity was more extensive than previously disclosed.
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Latham & Watkins acquires Nvidia GPU servers to build in-house AI infrastructure
Law firm Latham & Watkins has acquired its own Nvidia GPU servers and begun customizing AI models, an expensive and technically demanding setup that illustrates how much the technology is transforming Big Law’s business model.
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Criminal gangs use artificial intelligence to locate illicit cigarette factory sites across European Union
Criminal gangs are using artificial intelligence to help them find locations in Europe to build illicit cigarette factories with less chance of getting caught, an EU auditor warned on Tuesday.