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OpenAI account compromised, hacker circulates fraudulent and fake crypto token posts on X | Mint

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Livemint · 9m ago

OpenAI account compromised, hacker circulates fraudulent and fake crypto token posts on X | Mint

OpenAI reported that one of its social media accounts was compromised by an unauthorized person who sent out posts promoting a fake crypto token. The hacked account saw fake posts for around an hour before being deleted. This comes after previous instances of OpenAI accounts being hijacked to post fraudulent crypto-related content. Additionally, OpenAI is planning to release "Strawberry," an AI model focused on reasoning, this month, as part of its ChatGPT service. This model is designed to think before responding, distinguishing it from other conversational AI systems.

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