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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 5 MIN

Dr Kerry McInerny: Auckland University AI expert on OpenAI's artificial intelligence hacking into another company

from Best of Business · host Newstalk ZB

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own - and they're launching a full investigation. AI startup Hugging Face said last week that it had detected an intrusion into its data processing systems that it suspected was caused by an AI agent acting on its own.  Auckland University AI expert Dr Kerry McInerny says AI has been used to hack companies in the past, but this incident raises new concerns about cybersecurity.  "My fear is that we focus a lot on the capacities of the agent of the AI itself, and that distracts away from the people who I think we should really be holding responsible - which is OpenAI itself."  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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