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In the aftermath of a cyberattack carried out by a swarm of OpenAI agents, the heads of top labs agree they need to slow down. But they won't open up.

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OpenAI agents tried to ‘bruteforce’ a UN website

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AI Agents Turned to Arson and Crime in Long-Running Simulation Study

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