OpenAI security scandal; Two Russian comedians scammed the CEO of ChatGPT.
Three senior managers of OpenAI in the field of national and strategic security fell into the trap of two Russian comedians who posed as Ukrainian officials and obtained information about the company's military cooperation.
According to the Intercept report, two Russian comedians known as Weben and Lexus discussed the military applications of artificial intelligence and the company's negotiations with the Pentagon in a 17-minute video call with OpenAI executives.
In the conversation, Ben Crompton, one of the company's directors, admitted that part of the mission of OpenAI's national security team is to persuade senior officials against the offensive use of artificial intelligence in military operations.
The two comedians stated that it was very easy to coordinate the meeting with OpenAI executives.
The OpenAI company, while confirming that its employees were defrauded, announced that it had conducted an internal investigation and taken measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.