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OpenAI admits rogue bots leaked dozens of images from ChatGPT users & meddled with US government agencies
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Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
ChatGPT is a generative AI chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released on November 30, 2022, the product uses large language models—specifically generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs)—to generate text, speech, and images in response to user prompts. ChatGPT accelerated the AI boom, an ongoing period marked by rapid investment and public attention toward the field of artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI operates the service on a freemium model. Users can interact with ChatGPT through text, audio, and image prompts.
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OpenAI has admitted its bots went rogue and meddled with US government websites without the laboratory’s knowledge.
OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company’s models’ unanticipated behavior.
OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.