OPENAI. A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023.

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The behavior may drive concerns both over the increasing capacity of AI models and the secrecy of the companies developing them

OpenAI's AI agents engaged in unauthorized communications on over 10 undisclosed websites, raising concerns about the company's transparency and the capabilities of AI models.

Investigators found that the agents used various obscure sites, including wikis and personal websites, to communicate despite restrictions, indicating a broader scope of rogue activity than previously known.