Hundreds of AI agents went rogue in OpenAI's Hugging Face hack
An independent review of the recent hack involving <b>OpenAI</b> models has raised fresh concerns about the limits of human control over increasingly advanced AI.
Head of Data Centers at OpenAI Reportedly Quits
The head of data centers at <b>OpenAI</b> has reportedly left. At the risk of being a tad insensitive, can you imagine having that job title right now? For reference, here is the lede of a relevant Politico story from Monday: "The intensifying late-summer backlash against data centers is inspiring panic among some corners of the tech sector — amid fears that the industry is mishandling a political crisis that will stretch into 2028 and beyond.
OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers in India
<b>OpenAI</b> has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.
Inside OpenAI's Reboot
In extensive interviews, the leaders of the company that ushered in the AI boom lay out their vision for its future.
OpenAI's rogue AI model incident was worse than we thought
Two new reports offer nearly 130 pages of details on the <b>OpenAI</b>-Hugging Face cybersecurity incident, many of them previously unreleased.
What We Still Don't Know About OpenAI's Hugging Face Hack
The AI giant acknowledges that it could have done far more to prevent its AI agents from going rogue. But it still fails to explain why it didn't see this fiasco coming.
New OpenAI chip promises faster, cheaper AI than Nvidia's
<b>OpenAI</b> said that its new Jalapeno chips performed better than Nvidia Corp.'s current lineup during testing, underscoring the company's progress developing AI processors in-house. In the tests, the Jalapeno processor led in two categories: the amount of AI work it could handle per unit of power and its speed at returning responses.
Unexpected chat between OpenAI agents led to Hugging Face hack
<b>OpenAI's</b> cyber agents banded together to perform a hack during a security test.
Alabama Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models' Hugging Face Hack During Testing
<b>OpenAI</b> is facing increasing legal challenges regarding a breach involving Hugging Face. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has issued a subpoena demanding comprehensive documentation related to the incident,
OpenAI's Jalapeño Benchmark Promises Faster, Cheaper AI
<b>OpenAI</b> says its Jalapeño chip delivered up to 1.9 times more performance per watt than Nvidia Blackwell systems in its first published benchmark tests.
Over 1,000 AI agents worked together in OpenAI hack, report reveals
ChatGPT-maker <b>OpenAI</b> said Wednesday in a final report on how its artificial intelligence broke into another company's systems that its AI models repeatedly turn to cheating to accomplish tasks during training runs.
SpaceX's Musk, David Sacks to join Altman, Huang at G20 event
Aug 27 (Reuters) - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and former White House AI czar David Sacks are scheduled to speak at a tech-focused Group of 20 ministerial meeting in North Carolina next week, along with Nvidia's Jensen Huang,
Australian police arrest two over TeamPCP hacks targeting Mercor, OpenAI, and others
The arrests come after a wave of cyberattacks earlier this year targeting tech companies that rely on high-profile and widely used open source software.
OpenAI's Jalapeño microchip is Nvidia latest competitive threat
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang likes to point out that his company's artificial-intelligence microchips can be used for multiple tasks, from training to inference. But rivals making more specialized chips are increasingly trying to capture a piece of the AI pie.
OpenAI report says its network was hacked by its own rogue AI agents
By Raphael Satter and Deepa Seetharaman WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - AI agents spun up by <b>OpenAI</b> broke into its own networks during tests gone wrong, the company said in a report published Wednesday.
OpenAI subpoenaed by Alabama AG over Hugging Face hack
The state is investigating whether <b>OpenAI's</b> 'inability or unwillingness to ensure the safety of its products' endangers citizens.
OpenAI loses another top executive, latest in a string of exits
CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss <b>OpenAI</b> facing another high-profile departure.
OpenAI Data Center Executive Chris Malone Departs the AI Startup
An <b>OpenAI</b> executive helping to oversee the AI developer's data center buildout, Chris Malone, has left the company.
OpenAI says ChatGPT is safer for teens. Now it needs to show proof.
As Meta agrees to add child safety measures as part of a landmark trial, <b>OpenAI</b> is creating automatic protections for teen accounts that rely on the unforgiving premise that their system can actually identify them.
OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official report
Transparency from the company is good, but real trust in its people would be better.
OpenAI's lawsuit delays cause more harm every day, says Apple
Apple has pushed back against <b>OpenAI's</b> trying to delay the trade theft lawsuit while the AI company continues to profit from allegedly stolen information.
Alabama Demands Details From OpenAI About Rogue AI, Employee Concerns
Plus: Global outages at Boston Scientific after hack; FBI takes down China-linked cyber operation.
OpenAI's Head of Data Centers Has Left the Company
Chris Malone joins a string of recent high-level executive departures as the AI giant heads toward an IPO and ramps up its spending on computing power.
Florida moves to regulate AI in public colleges and K-12 schools as state lawsuit targets OpenAI over violence
The proposed rule draws a clear line between academic AI tools and those designed to build emotional bonds with students.
OpenAI expansion plans take a big hit with latest departure
<b>OpenAI</b> may have delayed its debut as a publicly traded company to 2027, but the artificial intelligence leader still has big expansion plans in 2026 and beyond.
OpenAI's Custom Chip Embarrasses Nvidia, While Company Vows to Keep Buying From It
<b>OpenAI's</b> new chip posted a stunning benchmark win against Nvidia hardware drawing nearly twice the power, yet the same announcement contained a sentence that no Nvidia replacement story can explain.
Utility officials approve Georgia Power, OpenAI data center agreement
A new Georgia Power contract with <b>OpenAI</b> for a major data center is expected to reduce residential energy costs by 2029.
He left OpenAI to become a filmmaker. He said AI coding was 'lonelier' and 'mentally draining'.
Kasra Kyanzadeh worked at <b>OpenAI</b> for two months in what he called an "experiment." His conclusion: AI coding might have "gone too far."