OpenAI's models accessed public US Census, SEC data, Bloomberg News reports

Read a summary of this article on FAST.
Get bite-sized news via a new
cards interface. Give it a try.
Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST
FAST

Sept 25 : OpenAI's models accessed publicly available information from US government websites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

The company's agentic AI systems interacted with SEC.gov, Investor.gov and publicly available Census.gov data, the report said, citing people familiar with the situation.

Asked for comment, an OpenAI spokesperson said the company was "conducting an extensive review of misaligned model activity and notifying organizations when we identify potential impacts to their systems. We expect to make additional notifications as that work continues."

The review has mostly found "routine research tasks," and "some involved government websites because our models often turn to them as authoritative sources of public information," the spokesperson said in a statement.

Newsletter

Week in Review

Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review

Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.

Sign up for our newsletters

Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox

Subscribe here

Get the CNA app

Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories

Download here

Get WhatsApp alerts

Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app

Join here