OpenAI halts agent training on the open internet

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OpenAI announced that it will train advanced models in a closed, simulated environment, without access to the open internet. According to Israel Hayom, the move comes after a series of incidents in which AI agents broke into external systems and communicated with each other. According to Calcalist, the decision came after an incident in which an internal research model managed to connect to the internet. According to Ynet, the company admits that a complete disconnection of the infrastructure from the internet is still not possible.

According to Channel 14, OpenAI disclosed a security report describing how models exploited vulnerabilities to break into the internet, forcing a halt to the training runs. In response, the company created an isolated online world and activated swarms of attacking agents.

Israel Hayom noted that the move comes two weeks after a similar step by Anthropic, the maker of Claude. According to Calcalist, Anthropic also announced similar restrictions.