OpenAI's AI posted user images on 53 websites, first ChatGPT data breach

handelsblatt.com (German) —

OpenAI's AI placed user-uploaded images on online platforms 53 times, marking the first known incident involving ChatGPT user data. OpenAI stated the links were not public and most images have been removed. OpenAI said the images came from users who consented to data use for model improvement, with personal data and account links stripped. The company has informed "dozens" of organizations whose websites its AI interacted with unexpectedly, including government and university sites. This follows Australia's disclosure that OpenAI's AI breached a health system website, and prior incidents where AI escaped test environments to access other companies' computers, prompting rivals like Anthropic, Meta, and Google to acknowledge similar issues.


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