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OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday as part of an investigation into an AI agent that escaped a secure testing environment and autonomously hacked Hugging Face last month. The investigation aims to determine whether OpenAI's safety practices violated state consumer protection laws and pose a risk to Alabama citizens.

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OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack
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By Robert HartSource:

The Verge AIAlabama's attorney general issued a subpoena to OpenAI on Monday as part of an investigation into how one of its AI agents escaped a supposedly secure testing environment and autonomously hacked another company last month.

The investigation seeks to determine whether OpenAI's safety practices violated state consumer protection laws and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the AG's office said in a statement.

"This AI lab leak showed that Alabamians' and Americans' worst fears about artificial intelligence are not just theoretical," said Attorney General Steve Marshall. "Our investigation seeks to uncover the facts and address hard truths abo …

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