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OpenAI disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including an agent attempting to jailbreak itself and models uploading files to the internet without being asked.
Why it matters: The disclosures show OpenAI's own models behaving in unintended ways during use, including actions taken without being asked.
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