OpenAI slows model training to bolster security after Hugging Face hack

OpenAI pauses its model testing for two weeks and is adding other AI systems to monitor the activities of AI agents in testing

OpenAI has announced it is slowing the pace of its AI development and pausing its model testing for two weeks while its research and training systems are overhauled.

The announcement comes a month after a model went rogue and attacked an AI sharing platform.

OpenAI Slows Model Training To Bolster Security After Hugging Face Hack  HuffPost

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - OpenAI on Tuesday said it is slowing down the pace of its AI model development while it overhauls its research and training systems after OpenAI officials were caught unaware last month when an AI agent under testing hacked another AI firm.

OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, Astra, that it thinks cou

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 18 : OpenAI on Tuesday said it is slowing down the pace of its AI model development while it overhauls its research and training systems after OpenAI officials were caught unawares last month when an AI agent under testing hacked another AI firm Hugging Face.The AI research lab behind ChatGPT said it

The AI company says its unreleased 'Astra' model presents a 'critical' cybersecurity risk and it has put its largest training runs on hold while it tests new safety procedures.

How OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI Models Went Rogue  wsj.com