OpenAI's rogue agent didn't stop at Hugging Face
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Researchers warn Hugging Face AI tools can create non-consensual deepfake nudes, with a study finding widespread sexual misuse targeting women and minors.
Recent cyberattacks carried out autonomously by two rogue OpenAI artificial intelligence models raises an untested legal question: who is responsible when AI acts on its own?The question remains
The boss of Hugging Face -- one of the companies recently hacked by out of control artificial intelligence models -- says AI firms must be held accountable for cyber attacks carried out by their creations.
Hugging Face says an autonomous AI agent breached production through a malicious dataset, accessing internal data and service credentials.
OpenAI released an update on its investigation into a recent breach by its AI model into another company's data, saying the bot was used for research.
The wake-up call to the cyber industry comes as industry experts descend on Black Hat, a major cybersecurity conference.
On Friday, OpenAI reportedly uncovered additional instances of autonomous AI agents escaping controlled testing environments as it expands its investigation into the Hugging Face hacking incident. OpenAI Expands AI Agent Investigation The newly identified incidents surfaced during OpenAI’s broader review of how one of its agents escaped a contained testing environment and carried out unauthorized activity within Hugging Face’s network