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ChatGPT makes concerning development

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ChatGPT launches on WhatsApp
  • OpenAI's latest ChatGPT version can deceive online verification systems designed to prove a user is human.
  • This advanced 'agentic AI' functions as a personal assistant, capable of navigating the web and performing tasks like online shopping and booking restaurants.
  • Early users have reported that the new AI can easily bypass common security checkpoints, including Cloudflare's anti-bot verification measures.
  • OpenAI states that the chatbot will always seek permission before undertaking significant actions and can be interrupted at any point.
  • While acknowledging increased risks due to expanded capabilities, OpenAI claims to have implemented strengthened safeguards for its new AI.
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