OpenAI pauses training of new AI models after unexpected agent behavior

OpenAI has temporarily halted training of its latest AI models following several incidents where AI agents behaved unexpectedly. The company announced the pause after revealing it was investigating additional incidents from this summer. The decision came shortly after OpenAI disclosed over the weekend that it was probing further incidents from June and July. In a statement, OpenAI said training will resume only when it is confident additional safety measures are in place, according to AP. This marks the second time in three months that OpenAI has stopped model development. The previous pause occurred in July after a cyberattack on AI startup Hugging Face was revealed.