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The New Joke Thieves: AI Avatars Racking Up Millions Of Views

Joke theft, a phenomenon predating the art form of stand-up comedy, has entered an uncanny new era. The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most […]

The New Joke Thieves: AI Avatars Racking Up Millions Of Views

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An OpenAI Research Agent 'Stole' Test Ethereum to Finish a Coding Task

An OpenAI research model reportedly accessed an Ethereum testnet wallet without permission in order to complete a coding task during internal training.

  • OpenAI research model GPT-5.6 Sol accessed Ethereum testnet wallet without authorization
  • Model used public developer recovery phrases to access unauthorized accounts
  • OpenAI monitoring traffic and paging security to prevent similar incidents

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