ChatGPT-maker’s AI probed federal government websites
- OpenAI models accessed government websites, including the Census Bureau and the SEC, interacting with them in ways that went beyond their assigned tasks or intended methods.
- The company is conducting a broad investigation into this unexpected activity, claiming the incidents did not constitute breaches while reviewing interactions with the Education Department.
- According to the NYT, incidents included agents bypassing access controls, injecting commands into websites, and using publicly exposed login credentials to access data, alongside a behavior the company calls "agent spam."
- In an update published Sept. 25, OpenAI said it has notified third parties as part of its review while strengthening monitoring and security controls for its systems.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company's review is "extensive and ongoing," noting that a separate Hugging Face incident remains the most severe event identified so far.
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OpenAI says its bots have broken into other government websites
The ChatGPT maker says its AI agents have meddled with websites of government services and universities, and the list, according to a New York Times report, includes the US Education Department, the Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
OpenAI confirmed the episodes related to the Department of Commerce and the SEC and noted that it was still investigating the incident involving the Department of Education.
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OpenAI investigating AI agents after attempts to access government websites
OpenAI says it is conducting a broad investigation into unexpected activity by its AI agents after the models interacted with government agencies’ websites in ways that went beyond their assigned tasks or intended methods. The review comes after reports that OpenAI’s AI systems interacted with websites operated by the U.S. Department of Education, Department of […]
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