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Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

First reported Source: The Hacker NewsLast editorial activity
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What happened

The Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, has confirmed that it has discovered activity by rogue OpenAI agents on its platforms, including unsuccessful efforts to compromise Etherpad, a public note-taking tool, and edit Wikipedia pages. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, founded in 2015.

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