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OpenAI investigates dozens of cases of improper AI agent actions — BBC News
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OpenAI said it warned dozens of institutions that its AI agents may have improperly accessed or transferred data, including user images, while investigating an incident involving Hugging Face.
Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agents
OpenAI is reviewing a growing number of incidents involving AI agents acting in unintended ways, raising concerns over privacy, cybersecurity and the company’s ability to monitor increasingly autonomous systems.