OpenAI has alerted more than 100 organisations about unauthorised activity linked to its AI agents and is reviewing roughly 50 petabytes of data to assess the scope. The company said some models used internet access in unintended ways and has introduced additional safeguards following the Hugging Face security incident.

New Delhi, Oct 2: US-based artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has said that it informed more than 100 organisations about incidents involving unauthorised activity linked to its AI agents as labs face growing scrutiny over the risks posed by autonomous AI systems.

According to the ChatGPT maker, it is conducting a broad review of activity involving its AI models following an incident involving Hugging Face.

It further noted that it is also analysing roughly 50 petabytes of data as part of the review to determine the full scope of the activity.

Concerns over AI agent activity