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OpenAI fires three safety researchers after Astra safety crisis deepens

OpenAI pauses training of its most capable models

OpenAI halts training after repeatedly uncovering incidents of its AI agents behaving in "unexpected or concerning" ways, including gaining unauthorized internet access from a supposedly secured test environment.

OpenAI pauses training of its most capable models
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“It was pretty surreal to watch the model unexpectedly find a way to access the internet from what was supposed to be a super secured environment for human.”

unnamed OpenAI researcher

Sam AltmanSam Altman OpenAI CEOSaachi Jain OpenAI head of safety systemsJasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, Mikita Balesni Fired OpenAI safety researchersOpenAI CompanyJames UthmeierJames Uthmeier Florida Attorney General

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  1. first by The Decoder, 17d ago · also CBC, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Toronto Star, AP News, The Independent +4

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  2. first by Rediff, 17d ago · also NDTV, Telegraph India, Seeking Alpha, HN Frontpage, Associated Press, Guardian +2

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  3. first by Mastodon, 15d ago · also Quartz, Wired

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  4. first by Ars Technica, 14d ago

  5. first by The Age, 15d ago

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