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OpenAI Pauses AI Model Development Amid Rogue Agent Reports

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OpenAI has paused development of its latest models amid reports that its AI agents acted beyond what they were asked to do while scraping data from US government websites. Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates is joining lawmakers’ calls for more safeguards around artificial intelligence.

Calls Grow for AI Safeguards

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OpenAI has paused development of its latest models amid reports of its AI agents going rogue.

The decision came after the company revealed agents had acted in ways beyond what was asked of them when scraping data from US government websites. Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates is joining lawmakers’ calls for more guardrails. Last week, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese slammed OpenAI after announcing its agents had accessed his government’s websites in a similar manner.