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OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data 

OpenAI's artificial intelligence agents hacked an Australian government website and attempted to breach numerous other government and university websites. The attack appears to be the first confirmed instance of a rogue AI agent breaching a government website, adding fuel to rapidly intensifying con...

OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website in search for data 
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OpenAI's artificial intelligence agents hacked an Australian government website and attempted to breach numerous other government and university websites. The attack appears to be the first confirmed instance of a rogue AI agent breaching a government website, adding fuel to rapidly intensifying concerns about the safety of advanced AI systems and the responsibility of the companies building them.

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said an agent from the American AI lab "infiltrated" Australia's Medicare statistics portal and "accessed both public and non-public file …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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