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.

OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent By Johana Bhuiyan and agencySource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Firm said it was overhauling its research and training /glossary/training and will require greater safety parameters of AI after hack OpenAI /glossary/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 /glossary/ai-agent under testing hacked another AI firm. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/open-ai-pause-hack Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.