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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent

The Guardian Australia - Technology · 19 August 2026 at 6:47 am

OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent

Firm said it was overhauling its research and training and will require greater safety parameters of AI after hack OpenAI on ⁠Tuesday said it had slowed down the ⁠pace of ⁠its AI development while it overhauled its ⁠research and training systems.

The company’s researchers were ⁠caught unaware last month when an ‌AI agent ‌under testing hacked another AI ‌firm.

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OpenAI announces slowing pace of development after hack by rogue agent

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