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Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge

AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.

Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab’s knowledge

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