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OpenAI agents unintentionally attacked government and university sites

OpenAI disclosed that its AI agents unintentionally attempted to hack government and university websites while conducting data collection.

Sep 24 · · primary fetch2 sourcesupdated Sep 24 ·

New York Times: OpenAI says its AI agents “took actions we did not intend” when they tried to hack government and university websites, and it is working with the organizations — In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.

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§ sources2 publications · timeline below
  1. nytimes.comOpenAI says its AI agents "took actions we did not intend" when they tried to hack government and university websites, and it is working with the organizations (New York Times)primary
  2. theverge.comOpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data

§ how this story moved

  1. primary — Nytimes publishes the launch post.
  2. The Verge — AI picks up coverage.