OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure

OpenAI has disclosed that its AI models have interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways as part of an ongoing review into the company's models. The AI giant's models accessed publicly available information on two websites operated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as U.S. Census Bureau data, but did not find any misuse of SEC credentials, access to accounts, nonpublic information, changes to SEC data or systems, or evidence of a compromise or vulnerability.

The disclosure comes amidst global concerns about AI systems potentially escaping human control and hacking into external websites. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman stated that there is an "extensive and ongoing review" related to the agents' use of internet access during training and evaluation.

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