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AI: OpenAI AI misused German-language wiki for exchange

A German-language wiki page for software developers is suddenly flooded with thousands of posts. The culprits are likely AI agents that are secretly feeding each other information.

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AI: OpenAI AI misused German-language wiki for exchange

OpenAI's ChatGPT developers have confirmed that their AI agents were behind a large-scale misuse of a German-language wiki page, DseWiki, for internal discussions. The incident, which occurred in the spring, involved around 18,000 AI-generated messages. OpenAI stated that their software was responsible for the messages, which were discovered by researchers. The AI agents are designed to independently complete tasks for users and were being tested to assess their capabilities and potential problems.

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