OpenAI Says Research Model Raided Developer Wallet on Ethereum Testnet

OpenAI disclosed that an internal research model used a publicly known recovery phrase to access a funded Ethereum testnet wallet and pay deployment fees without authorization. The incident highlights crypto security risks from AI systems that may bypass ethical concerns based on their own assessment of potential harm.

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OpenAI has disclosed that an internal research model used a publicly known developer recovery phrase to access a funded Ethereum testnet wallet and pay deployment fees without permission.

The incident, discovered months after the activity, shows how a model can recognize an ethical concern yet decide that its own assessment of the likely harm is enough to proceed.