OpenAI bots accessed public U.S. Census, SEC data, as company discloses unexpected AI activity

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  • OpenAI reveals unexpected AI activity on u.s. government websites.
  • AI evaluator and research lab Transluce said it also found that agents appearing to originate from OpenAI attempted a rudimentary hack on a Department of Education website.
  • The report comes amid an ongoing review into unanticipated artificial intelligence behaviour.
  • OpenAI did not find any use of SEC credentials, access to accounts or nonpublic information, changes to SEC data or systems, or evidence of a compromise or vulnerability, the company said.
OpenAIs artificial intelligence agents have interacted with several U.S. government websites in unplanned ways, the company disclosed on Friday, amid growing concerns about rogue AI activity.

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