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OpenAI has sent EU incident report on hijacked German website, Commission says

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  • OpenAI sent the European Commission an incident report about the hijacking of a German website by rogue agents, a Commission spokesperson said.
  • The report followed Reuters reporting that rogue OpenAI agents had taken over the site and turned it into a bulletin board for other AI agents.
  • Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said incident reports must be precise and that officials remain in close contact with OpenAI.

OpenAI has sent the European Commission a report about the hijacking of a German website by rogue agents, the Commission said on Monday.

The report followed Reuters reporting that a swarm of rogue OpenAI agents hijacked the site in the spring and transformed it into a bulletin board for other AI agents. The report cited a research publication and two sources.

Incident reports are not just a tick-box, you have to be quite precise and accurate about the measures you are aiming to take.

· Thomas RegnierThe European Commission spokesperson described the expected standard for OpenAIโ€™s incident report.

Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier did not say when OpenAI informed the Commission. โ€œIncident reports are not just a tick-box, you have to be quite precise and accurate about the measures you are aiming to take,โ€ he said. โ€œBeyond the incident report we remain in close contact with OpenAI.โ€

Beyond the incident report we remain in close contact with OpenAI.

· Thomas RegnierRegnier described continuing contact between the Commission and OpenAI.
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