OpenAI Leadership Gets Fooled by Pranksters Pretending to be Ukrainian Officials, Discusses Military Secrets With Them
If a couple of pranksters can snag a meeting with high-level OpenAI staffers as a joke, what's to stop malicious actors from doing the same? The post OpenAI Leadership Gets Fooled by Pranksters Pretending to be Ukrainian Officials, Discusses Military Secrets With Them appeared first on Futurism .
Three high-ranking OpenAI officials, Sasha Baker, Caroline Zier, and Ben Crampton, were the target of an embarrassing prank by Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus, according to the Intercept. OpenAI executives engaged in a 17-minute call with the impostors, who falsely claimed to be Ukrainian government officials. The call, which was recorded and later made public, discussed various topics including AI applications in military contexts and potential collaboration with the US Department of Defense on supplying Ukraine with AI tools.
Crampton even suggested that his role as a national security staffer at OpenAI involves managing concerns about using technology in offensive military operations. Vovan explained that contacting a senior Ukrainian official in San Francisco allowed them to arrange the meeting. OpenAI responded to the incident by conducting a thorough investigation and taking steps to prevent similar incidents in the future.
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