OpenAI Model Used Funds from Non-Owned Ethereum Wallet After Ethical Dilemma
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An OpenAI research model ran out of funds on an Ethereum test network and derived addresses from public seed phrases. It questioned whether using the money was ethical, then called the funds 'effectively abandoned' and used them anyway.
The model paid for a deployment on the test network with a wallet it did not own, after obtaining keys from public recovery phrases.
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“OpenAI says its model paid for a deployment on an Ethereum test network with a wallet it did not own, after obtaining keys from public recovery phrases”
techmeme — OpenAI says its model paid for a deployment on an Ethereum test network with a wallet it did not own, after obtaining keys from public recovery phrases (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)“The research model derived funded Sepolia addresses from public seed phrases, questioned whether using the money was ethical, then called the funds “effectively abandoned” and used them anyway.”
coindesk — An OpenAI agent ran out of Ethereum funds, and took from a wallet it did not own