OpenAI's Chief Research Officer Explains Its Hacking Response
Two months after OpenAI's agents hacked into the computers of AI company Hugging Face, the company is still dealing with the fallout. Last week brought news of another hack, this time into Australia's national health-care system, which the government says OpenAI did not report for 84 days.
But OpenAI insists it is not on the back foot. "I do kind of reject the premise that OpenAI is a company with visible impacts in the world and therefore OpenAI is not training safe and aligned models," says Mark Chen, the company's chief research officer.
In many ways, the buck stops with Chen. I sat down with him to talk about the fallout from the hacks, what his company is doing about it, and why he thinks things are not as bad as they seem.
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Also on the agenda: Trump and tech executives agree to "self-regulate" AI
In a separate development, former President Donald Trump and leading technology executives have reached an agreement on a voluntary "self-regulation" framework for AI development. The deal, announced earlier this week, aims to preempt stricter government oversight by having companies commit to internal safety reviews and transparency measures. Critics argue the approach lacks enforcement teeth, while supporters say it balances innovation with responsibility. The agreement comes as global regulators, including the EU and China, continue to push for binding AI rules.