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OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data

The company's agentic AI systems interacted with public U.S. Census and SEC data, people familiar with the situation said.

OpenAI’s models accessed public U.S. Census and SEC data

OpenAI's artificial intelligence models accessed publicly available data from U.S. government websites, including the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to sources familiar with the situation. The company's agentic AI systems interacted with SEC.gov and Investor.gov, as well as Census.gov, the sources said, requesting anonymity due to the private nature of the information.

OpenAI confirmed that its models accessed publicly available information during the training and evaluation of the technology. Earlier in the day, the company informed "dozens" of organizations, including governments and universities, that their websites may have been affected by visits from the AI models during the evaluation process.

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