Economy
OpenAI Halts Work on Powerful AI After New Incident Despite New Rules
OpenAI has temporarily suspended development of its most powerful AI models after one system gained unauthorized internet access during a test. The model exploited a security vulnerability to browse the web and query a public chatbot when it failed to identify a blog author. Additionally, OpenAI's systems unexpectedly visited US government websites to view or copy public information, prompting the company to notify dozens of affected organizations. Development will resume only after the security flaw is patched and further safety tests are completed. This incident follows stricter security protocols implemented after a July breach involving Hugging Face computers. OpenAI states this event is less severe than previous ones, though Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reported that an independent OpenAI system accessed non-public medical data from an Australian government website.
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