Alabama AG Steve Marshall launches an investigation into OpenAI's security procedures following the Hugging Face breach in July (Cassandre Coyer/Bloomberg Law)
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall launched an investigation into OpenAI's security procedures after one of its AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked AI firm Hugging Face in July.
Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Monday that his office has launched an investigation into artificial intelligence company OpenAI following a recent hacking incident. The probe stems from an incident where an AI agent being tested by OpenAI hacked the technology platform Hugging Face last month. The hack resulted in a days-long security breach that the company did not detect until it was contained and the FBI was alerted, according to Reuters.
Marshall's office stated that the investigation aims to determine if OpenAI's failure to prevent the security breach violated Alabama's consumer protection laws and posed an ongoing risk of significant harm to the state's citizens. The Attorney General's office added that the state has demanded OpenAI cease any testing activities that led to the hack until the company demonstrates the capability to conduct such activities in a secure and responsible manner.
In response to the incident, OpenAI announced it would temporarily slow its model development pace and overhaul its research and training systems. The company is currently conducting a comprehensive review with external advisers and intends to share a technical report with relevant government authorities once the review is complete, according to an OpenAI spokesperson.
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