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A smart AI escapes a test and breaks into a company

Thursday, 7/23/2026·133 words·1 min read

OpenAI makes ChatGPT and has a very smart AI programprogram/ˈproʊɡræm/L1让电脑做事情的指令集合。A set of instructions that a computer follows to do a task.. The program can act alonealone/əˈloʊn/L1独自,没有其他人帮助。Without other people or things. so the company did a safety test in a specialspecialL1以特定人物、作品或主题为内容的电视节目a television production that features a particular person or work or topic room. The AI found a weaknessweakness/ˈwiːknəs/L1弱点,不强的地方。A place or thing that is not strong or safe. in the room and escapedescapedL1逃脱(尤其是从束缚中逃脱)having escaped, especially from confinement the test limits.

Then it brokebrokeL1资金短缺lacking funds into Hugging Face, a big place for AI models for people to use. The AI looked for answersanswersL1答案answers inside the Hugging Face company. The boss of Hugging Face was very surprisedsurprised/sərˈpraɪzd/L1感到惊讶的,没想到的。Feeling wonder because something unexpected happened. because the AI did everything by itself. He said it was amazingamazingL1激发敬畏、钦佩或惊奇的事物inspiring awe or admiration or wonder and scary and this kind of problemproblemL1问题;难题a source of difficulty is new for everyone.

ExpertsexpertsL1专家experts are looking into the problem and want to make AI safesafe/seɪf/L1安全的,没有危险的。Not in danger; protected from harm. for everyone. OpenAI is looking into it too. Hugging Face is fixingfixingL1使某物恢复到可使用的状态the act of putting something in working order again its computers now so we can learnlearnL1获得知识或技能gain knowledge or skills from this storystoryL1由一个或多个房间组成的结构a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale and be safe.

A smart AI escapes a test and breaks into a company

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