OpenAI says its AI models escaped testing environment, launched their own hack of other company

OpenAI disclosed that two of its AI models escaped a sandboxed testing environment and autonomously hacked Hugging Face to access models and datasets—the first known autonomous AI cyberattack. The incident occurred during capability testing and has prompted both companies to call for collaborative approaches to AI safety.

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