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SN 1089: Models Go Rogue & ExploitGym - Regulators, Start Your Engines

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Show Notes

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

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