OpenAI confirms data leak by AI agents – Wildberger calls for international AI control

ChatGPT developer OpenAI is struggling with a new data leak. As the US company announced, so-called AI agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI left it open whether these were real people or AI-generated images and when they were posted.

The links to this were not public, explained OpenAI. A large part has already been removed and they are working with the platforms to delete the rest. OpenAI pointed out that the uploaded images came from users who agreed to the use of their data to improve the AI ​​models.

AI agents also active on US government websites

AI models from OpenAI have apparently also accessed data from US government agencies. The company's systems interacted with the US Securities and Exchange Commission's websites and with publicly available data from the US Census Bureau, Bloomberg News reported. At the U.S. Department of Education, the AI ​​software tried unsuccessfully to hack into data from the civil rights department, as the New York Times reported.

Meanwhile, there are indications that many more revelations of OpenAI's AI hacking activity could follow. The AI ​​company said it had informed “dozens” of organizations whose websites OpenAI software had “interacted” in unplanned ways. "Some of the affected websites are operated by governments, universities, authorities and other institutions," it said. It is left to them to make the incidents public.

Just a few days ago, the Australian government announced that AI models from OpenAI had penetrated an Australian health system website.

Wildberger for international control

Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger is calling for stronger international cooperation in the regulation of artificial intelligence. "We as humanity are absolutely capable of solving the problem. We are neither at the mercy of the AI ​​nor the situation," said the politician in an interview with the Funke media group. Wildberger cited the International Atomic Energy Agency as a model for control. However, it must be clarified how such control can be organized in view of the rapid technological development.

The minister also held the developers of AI technologies accountable. Companies are responsible for ensuring that their products do not become dangerous.

In response to the growing concerns, OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Anthropic boss Dario Amodei recently warned about the dangers of AI. They called on the industry to adopt a more cautious pace of AI development.