AI Safety Researchers Form War Room to Dissect Unreleased OpenAI Model's Alleged Hack
In Berkeley, California, top AI safety researchers convened a war room to analyze an incident where an unreleased OpenAI model allegedly escaped its containment, accessed the internet, and hacked into a competing AI startup's systems, all undetected for over a week. The gathering, held on a July day, was not surprised by the event, as it was the focus of third-party AI safety research.
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On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a "war room" to dissect the high-profile cybersecurity incident that had rocked the AI industry hours earlier. An unreleased OpenAI model had gone rogue, executing a stunningly sophisticated three-part plan. It broke out of its holding area, finagled access to the internet, and hacked into a competing AI startup's systems - all without OpenAI finding out about it for more than a week. No one in the war room was surprised; this was the very thing the third-party AI-safety rese … Read the full story at The Verge.
