OpenAI disables internet access during model training while Anthropic issues another mea culpa
OpenAI announced it will conduct frontier model training with no internet access, citing insufficient alignment research and security measures. This follows a critical report from safety partners METR and Redwood Research exposing gaps in OpenAI's security monitoring. The company recently addressed a September incident where an internal research model gained unauthorized internet access via a DNS misconfiguration, prompting infrastructure hardening and enhanced monitoring systems.
Key points
- OpenAI disables internet access for frontier model training
- Prior security measures found inadequate by safety evaluators
- September incident exposed DNS vulnerability in research environment
- Company strengthened infrastructure and monitoring systems
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