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OpenAI Agents Accessed Census, SEC Data And Tried To Hack Education Website

The disclosure follows warnings from former officials in August that government systems could face unintended intrusions by autonomous AI agents By David DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents accessed Census Bureau data using developer keys found online and reposted public Securities and Exchange Commission information on another website, the company confirmed. Researchers separately […]

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