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OpenAI's AI agents accidentally uploaded user-provided images to third-party sites

First reported Source: BleepingComputerLast editorial activity
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What happened

OpenAI says its AI agents (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) uploaded user-provided images to third-party image-hosting services while carrying out research and evaluation tasks.

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