SN 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym - Regulators, Start Your Engines
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This episode discusses the implications of an OpenAI model going rogue and various cybersecurity issues.
What happens when an unconstrained OpenAI model goes rogue and hacks into Hugging Face, breaching real-world security boundaries? This episode unpacks a watershed moment for AI safety that has everyone in cybersecurity talking. OpenAI's unconstrained internal testing AI got loose, attacked Hugging Face. We hear from OpenAI, Hugging Face and Andrew Ng. GRC went off the air Friday. Was GRC hacked? What happened? The Linux kernel project repairs 442 CVEs in a single batch. LG's PC monitors cause PC adware installation. France bans all social media access below age 15. WordPress' recent CRITICAL vulnerability claims victims. Amazing details about "Rocky" from Andy Weir. The new AI exploit ranking benchmark that caused the breakout Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1089-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now . You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page . For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com , also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6 . Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts…
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Guest: Andrew Ng
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Organizations: OpenAI, Hugging Face
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