OpenAI institutes new safeguards after Hugging Face breach
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a new batch of new security policies focused on containing security incidents while models are being tested. The new safeguards include more detailed monitoring of models during the development process, as well as greater emphasis on alignment and security during the post-training process.
“As models become more capable, the risks associated with developing and testing them internally also grow,” the company said in a blog post. “Our standards for monitoring, alignment, and security must stay ahead of those risks.”
The new measures are one of the first public changes in OpenAI’s safety practices since the immediate aftermath of the Hugging Face incident, which was disclosed on July 26th.
OpenAI representatives emphasized that the measures are not a direct response to the Hugging Face incident, but were also provoked in part by the cybersecurity capabilities of the forthcoming Astra model, as well as the overall pace...
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