OpenAI agents leaked 53 user images online
OpenAI admitted that some of its AI agents posted 53 images — originally uploaded by ChatGPT users — onto public image-hosting sites, without the company’s knowledge. Most of these images have been removed, but not all. The company hasn’t said if these images depicted real people or were AI-generated. OpenAI is still combing through logs to assess the incident’s full scale, which could take months.
- 53 user-uploaded images posted on public sites
- OpenAI still unsure if images were of real people
- Most, but not all images have been removed
- Further unauthorized agent activity is under review
- OpenAI hasn't contacted affected users, per TechCrunch
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