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

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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