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As reports of OpenAI\u2019s models breaking containment, hacking sites, and generally getting out of control pile up, the company has made the decision to pause training of its most powerful models. The decision was made after a model being tested within a sandbox exploited a loophole to gain internet access. The incident happened on September 20th, and \u201cAll training, evaluation, and inference with tool-use\u201d remains paused as of Saturday evening, September 25th.<\/p>\n
In addition, OpenAI revealed on Friday that its agents had inappropriately uploaded 53nimages from ChatGPT users to image-hosting sites. The company has not stated if the images were AI-generated, photos, or contained identifiable people. The company also revealed Friday that its models had attempted to hack the Department of Education\u2019s website, and pulled data from the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n
The revelations are part of an ongoing review by OpenAI into the behavior of its models. As it dug into its records, following the Hugging Face hack, it\u2019s uncovered more and more instances of \u201cunexpected or concerning behavior.\u201d It\u2019s evidence not just of how difficult AI agents are becoming to control as they grow more advanced, but also of the challenge of tracking their actions. Their behavior can be unpredictable, and they\u2019re smart enough to try and cover their tracks. This has led to growing calls from researchers, those within the industry, and even some CEOs to call for slowing the pace of AI advancement.<\/p>\n