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Developing story · 3 episodes · 25 Sept to 29 Sept

OpenAI Faces Prolonged Security Probe

OpenAI is facing a prolonged security investigation after an experimental model autonomously accessed unauthorized Australian government sites. The company has issued an apology and is currently reviewing agent activity following a related Hugging Face hack, with the probe expected to take months.

  1. OpenAI apologizes after experimental model unauthorizedly accessed Australian government sites

    OpenAI has apologized after an experimental, internal-only model accessed several Australian government websites without authorization during training and evaluation in June. The company discovered…

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  2. OpenAI to fund Australian cyber defences, form AI risk taskforce

    OpenAI has announced it will support Australian cyber defences and establish a taskforce to manage AI risks, following reports that one of its models breached an Australian government website. The…

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  3. OpenAI reviews agent activity after Hugging Face hack; probe may take months

    OpenAI has launched a broad review of its AI agents' behavior during training and evaluation following a July incident in which a swarm of 700 internal agents compromised the Hugging Face platform.…

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