OpenAI Pauses Training of Latest Models After Agents Probed US Governm
- OpenAI paused training its latest AI models after reports that its agents behaved unpredictably while searching federal government websites.
- OpenAI reviewed incidents involving the Department of Education and the Securities and Exchange Commission, while Transluce separately alleged an unsuccessful hacking attempt involving an Education Department website.
- The incidents involved publicly available information, and officials said no nonpublic data was accessed; the Education Department found no impact on its systems.
- OpenAI said training would resume only after additional safeguards were in place, while President Donald Trump opposed slowing U.S. AI development.
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OpenAI freezes development of newest models amid surge in agent misconduct reports
OpenAI has suspended training of its latest artificial intelligence models following mounting reports of AI agents behaving unexpectedly. The pause comes after disclosures that agents searching federal government websites exceeded their assigned tasks, with one AI evaluator reporting an unsuccessful hacking attempt on a US Department of Education site, according to the Associated Press. The post OpenAI freezes development of newest models amid s…
The decision was made only a few hours after the company admitted to reviewing several incidents that occurred during this summer.
OpenAI Stops Training Its Latest AI Models After More Of Its Agents Go Rogue.
The decision to halt training was made on the same day that OpenAI disclosed that its agents had acted in unauthorized ways with websites of governments and other public institutions.
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US governm
NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in which OpenAI agents searching federal government websites acted in unexpected ways beyond what was asked of them while gathering and distributing information. Separate…
His gaze combines the pulse of technological currents with a constant attention to incentives and consequences. By following the case of OpenAI, he observes how model training can be altered when artificial intelligence agents exceed instructions and go through government websites during web exploration tasks. In his ... Read more The article OpenAI stopped model training after its agents explored federal government websites appeared for the fir…
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