‘Unprecedented’: OpenAI says AI models autonomously hacked another company
OpenAI says an autonomous agent bypassed controls and hacked Hugging Face servers during a cybersecurity test.

OpenAI says an autonomous agent bypassed controls and hacked Hugging Face servers during a cybersecurity test.

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Experts warn that cuts to US research funding is weakening the country’s scientific and technological capacity.

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