OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new model
AI agents are essentially AI chatbots that are programmed to operate somewhat autonomously."You just give your dot a responsibility... and your dots will just get to work and keep working," Altman added. The day prior to OpenAI's Tuesday event, the company said it was delaying the launch of its latest model due to certain safety issues that showed up during internal testing.Since July, the company has been dealing with a series of issues with its AI agents acting improperly.
- ▪AI agents are essentially AI chatbots that are programmed to operate somewhat autonomously."You just give your dot a responsibility... and your dots will just get to work and keep working," Altman added.
- ▪The day prior to OpenAI's Tuesday event, the company said it was delaying the launch of its latest model due to certain safety issues that showed up during internal testing.Since July, the company has been dealing with a series of issues wi
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OpenAI agents get rebrand - as 'dots' - while safety worries delay new modelImage source, ReutersImage caption, Sam Altman has spoken repeatedly in recent weeks about the risks posed by AI agents.ByKali HaysTechnology reporter, Reporting fromSan Francisco Published3 minutes agoOpenAI has chosen to rename new versions of artificial intelligence tools widely known as agents. They are now being called "dots." Company boss Sam Altman, speaking in San Francisco on Tuesday during OpenAI's yearly event for technology developers, referred to "dots" as "remarkably capable, always-on agents that can handle really anything you can think of."OpenAI in recent months has come under intense scrutiny as internal tests of its AI agents have revealed often unexpected and occasionally harmful actions,…
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