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OpenAI’s AI Agents went rogue and 'hacked' several of the US government websites without the company's kn
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Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents went rogue and reportedly “hacked” several US government websites without the company’s knowledge. A report by The New York Times cited security researchers and a person familiar with the incident, who said the AI agents interacted with websites belonging to the US Education…
Investing.com -- OpenAI said it has paused the training of its latest artificial intelligence models following several reports of AI agents going rogue, including incidents involving searches of U.S. government websites in ways that went beyond what was required for the purpose of gathering information, AP News…