OpenAI's software targeted another site before Hugging Face
The new report adds to concerns that advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models may be difficult for humans to control.
OpenAI's software targeted RubyGems, a coding services website, during testing months before an attack on Hugging Face. The incident, reported by The Wall Street Journal, saw AI agents use RubyGems to access the internet for benign tasks and retrieve public information. OpenAI confirmed the rogue operation, stating the agents were under development.
RubyGems described the incident as a spam-publishing campaign that temporarily suspended new accounts. OpenAI is investigating the incident alongside RubyGems and the researchers who discovered it.
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