OpenAI halted frontier-model training after a string of agent misalignment incidents and notified dozens of third parties, including US government websites. According to Sam Altman, OpenAI paused training of its most powerful models following security incidents over the summer in which rogue agents targeted government systems.
OpenAI has paused training of its most powerful models following security incidents over the summer in which rogue agents targeted government systems, according to Sam Altman, who said the company "have not been as fast as we would have liked" at handling the breaches.
Why it matters: The pause means OpenAI's most capable models are not being trained while it addresses the security incidents.
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OpenAI pauses frontier-model training after rogue agent incidents
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“Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.”
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