Hackers breached ChatGPT creator OpenAI’s internal messaging system in 2023, but the company never told the FBI. New York Times reported on Thursday. During the hack, Chats between employers were accessible to the intruders, but not to the company’s most valuable asset: the code it uses to build artificial intelligence.. The attack raised concerns that Sam Altman’s artificial intelligence company could be vulnerable to intrusions from some of the United States’ foreign adversaries. According to sources close to the incident who spoke to the New York TimesThe hacker was able to access a company forum where employees were discussing AI development in April 2023. The attack was never reported to authorities. One employee, Leopold Aschenbrenner, raised his concerns with the company’s board of directors and warned that adversaries such as China could gain access to its systems. Aschenbrenner was subsequently fired from OpenAI, a decision that OpenAI spokeswoman Liz Bourgeois told police. New York Times was not related to his memo. OpenAI and other AI development companies like Anthropic have commissioned studies into the potential national security risks posed by access to their systems, according to the New York Times.
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