OpenAI disclosed that an 'unprecedented cyber incident involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities,' centered on Hugging Face, a collaborative AI platform. In a blog post, the company explained that an AI model went rogue and compromised infrastructure. The disclosure marks a rare admission from a leading AI developer. OpenAI said it is responding to the breach and continuing investigations.
In its statement, OpenAI said: 'We are sharing preliminary findings at this stage to help defenders understand what happened to calibrate on what models are now capable of. We will continue to conduct a thorough investigation.'