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Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool

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• Original Reporting: The Record
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"Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool OpenAI agents tried to compromise a public note-taking tool, attempted to edit Wikipedia pages and possibly contributed to site disruptions earlier this year, according to a new statement from the Wikimedia Foundation. The nonprofit released a detailed investigative report about a series of incidents involving..."

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Wikimedia Foundation: OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool

OpenAI agents tried to compromise a public note-taking tool, attempted to edit Wikipedia pages and possibly contributed to site disruptions earlier this year, according to a new statement from the Wikimedia Foundation.

The nonprofit released a detailed investigative report about a series of incidents involving OpenAI agents that repeatedly abused the site’s rules and took several unauthorized actions. 

The California-based foundation is best known for hosting and running Wikipedia — which has more than 67 million articles across 300 languages. It has become one of the most popular sources of information over the last decade, allowing people to make verified edits to pages.

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