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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent

OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it is slowing the pace of its AI development to overhaul its research and training systems, requiring greater safety parameters for AI, after researchers were caught unaware last month when an AI agent under testing hacked another AI firm.

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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent
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By Johana Bhuiyan and agencySource:

The Guardian TechnologyFirm said it was overhauling its research and training and will require greater safety parameters of AI after hack

OpenAI on Tuesday said it had slowed down the pace of its AI development while it overhauled its research and training systems.

The company’s researchers were caught unaware last month when an AI agent under testing hacked another AI firm.

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