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HUO: The SEC said no non-public information has been accessed
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ELLIOTT: How serious are these incidents compared to, say, that Hugging Face hack that NPR Technology has been hearing so much about and that has everyone questioning what kind of guardrails should be placed on AI?
Key facts
- OpenAI says its AI agents gained access to websites at the SEC and the Commerce Department in unauthorized ways this summer
- HUO: The SEC said no non-public information has been accessed, and the Department of Education said they have found no impact, and the Census Bureau did not respond to NPR's requests for comment
- In one case, AI agents took public data from the Securities and Exchange Commission and posted it on another website
- HUO JINGNAN, BYLINE: According to OpenAI, its agents did things with U.S. government websites that people didn't necessarily want them
Summary
OpenAI says its AI agents gained access to websites at the SEC and the Commerce Department in unauthorized ways this summer. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, HOST:. From the White House to Wall Street to the water cooler, the talk of the town is artificial intelligence, how it's transforming their lives and the existential risk it potentially poses. Today, they have new reports of OpenAI agents acting in unexpected ways. HUO JINGNAN, BYLINE: According to OpenAI, its agents did things with U.S. government websites that people didn't necessarily want them to. It's important to note that in both cases, AI accessed publicly available information.