{"id":24086,"date":"2026-07-24T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/be-skeptical-of-openais-rogue-hacker-agent-story-john-thickstun\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T11:37:16","slug":"be-skeptical-of-openais-rogue-hacker-agent-story-john-thickstun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/24\/be-skeptical-of-openais-rogue-hacker-agent-story-john-thickstun\/","title":{"rendered":"Be skeptical of OpenAI\u2019s rogue hacker agent story | John Thickstun"},"content":{"rendered":"

If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?<\/p>\n

On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called GPT-2, the precursor to the models that power modern AI chatbots and agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. But OpenAI declared GPT-2 was too risky to release, citing concerns about safety and abuse.<\/p>\n

I recall being annoyed at the time that OpenAI would make such a useless announcement: the risks seemed overblown, and without access to the model there wasn\u2019t much for a researcher like me to learn about GPT-2.<\/p>\n

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\nIf OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that?
\nOn 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called GPT-2, the precursor to the models that power modern AI chatbots and agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. But OpenAI declared GPT-2 was too risky to release, citing concerns about safety and abuse.
\nI recall being annoyed at the time that OpenAI would make such a useless announcement: the risks seemed overblown, and without access to the model there wasn\u2019t much for a researcher like me to learn about GPT-2. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If OpenAI loudly proclaims how dangerous AI is, investors will hear how powerful it is. And who benefits from that? On 14 February 2019, OpenAI announced a language model called GPT-2, the precursor to the models that power modern AI chatbots and agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. But OpenAI declared GPT-2 was too risky …<\/p>\n

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