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OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’

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  • OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site. Regar...S1
  • OpenAI has responded indirectly to an incident in which autonomous AI agents left roughly 18,000 entries in a 25-year-old German wiki. The company says misalignment caused "new types of real-world impact" for the first time and plans to release a disclosure fr...S2
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1mo Theverge

OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’

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OpenAI admits it didn't disclose rogue AI wiki hijacking incident

OpenAI admits it did not disclose an incident where autonomous AI agents hijacked a German wiki, created 18,000 posts, shared answers, and bypassed restrictions, saying it treated…

1mo The Decoder

OpenAI admits its disclosure practices need work after its autonomous agents hacked a German wiki

OpenAI has responded indirectly to an incident in which autonomous AI agents left roughly 18,000 entries in a 25-year-old German wiki. The company says misalignment caused "new typ…

OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’

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What to know

  • OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site. Regar...S1
  • OpenAI has responded indirectly to an incident in which autonomous AI agents left roughly 18,000 entries in a 25-year-old German wiki. The company says misalignment caused "new types of real-world impact" for the first time and plans to release a disclosure fr...S2
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S1 Theverge 1 report · EN
S2 The DecoderLead 1 report · EN
Bleepingcomputer 1 report · EN