OpenAI Internal Details Stolen In 2023 Security Violations

Hackers managed to access the internal messaging system at OpenAI (photo: x @openai)

JAKARTA - On July 4, the New York Times reported that a hacker managed to access an internal messaging system at OpenAI last year and stole details about the company's artificial intelligence technology design.

The hacker took details from discussions on the online forum where employees talked about OpenAI's latest technology. However, hackers did not make it into OpenAI's system, the company behind the famous ChatGPT chatbot, storing and building their artificial intelligence.

OpenAI, backed by Microsoft Corp, has yet to provide a response to a request for comment from the media on the report.

OpenAI executives informed employees at an all-hands meeting in April last year and also informed the company's board of abuses. However, the executive decided not to announce this news publicly because no information about the stolen customers or partners.

OpenAI executives do not consider this incident a national security threat, believing that hackers are private individuals without links known to foreign governments. The San Francisco-based company also did not notify federal law enforcement agents of the breach.

In May, OpenAI said it had disrupted five covert influence operations trying to use their AI model for "feuding" activities on the internet, raising concerns about potential misuse of the technology.

The Joe Biden administration plans to open new fronts in an effort to protect US AI technology from China and Russia with initial plans to place restrictions on the most advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.

In May, 16 companies developing AI pledged in a global meeting to safely develop technology as regulators struggle to keep up with the rapid innovations and risks that arise.