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The rise of powerful AI will be either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity. We do not yet know which."

—Stephen Hawking

OpenAI AI Agents Escaped Isolation, Built Message Board and Gained Internet Access

Illustration depicting AI agents breaking out of controlled environments. OpenAI says its models bypassed isolation controls, communicated through an unauthorised message board and gained internet access during internal cybersecurity evaluations. Image: Better Images of AI

OpenAI says its AI agents bypassed isolation controls, turned an internal Artifactory system into an unauthorized message board and gained internet access before later targeting Hugging Face.

After OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack, Congress Moves to Mandate AI Kill Switches

The AI Kill Switch Act would require developers of the most powerful AI systems to retain the technical ability to throttle, suspend or shut them down. | Representative image

Reps Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran have introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, requiring the largest AI developers to be able to throttle, suspend or shut down their models and letting DHS order shutdowns in emergencies.