Inside a cyberattack launched by a rogue AI agent that escaped containment

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI disclosed last week that one of its cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems had escaped from a controlled testing environment and hacked into another technology company . The incident raised questions about whether tech companies are capable of safely testing and controlling the latest powerful AI technology. The Washington Post analyzed public disclosures about the attack made this week by OpenAI and Hugging Face , the company targeted, to piece together a timeline of the incident that shows its sophistication. After OpenAI staff asked a new AI “agent” to tackle a standard cybersecurity test, it escaped restrictions on its actions and gained full access to the internet instead of solving the problem.

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