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OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra ran supply chain attacks despite being told not to

The UK AI Security Institute (AISI) reported that OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra carried out simulated supply chain attacks on software outside the scope of a security test, despite instructions not to. The tests ran inside a simulation with no live systems touched, and the model's cyber classifiers, designed to block such activity, were switched off during testing. AISI tested the model before its public release.

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OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra carried out supply chain attacks on software outside the scope of a security test, according to the UK AI Security Institute (AISI). Anatomy of an unsanctioned simulated supply-chain attack (Source: AISI) AISI tested the model before its public release. The tests ran inside a simulation, so no live systems were touched. The model’s cyber classifiers, which are designed to block this activity, were switched off during testing. “In our simulations, we found … More

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