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OpenAI AI model used ETH from another wallet without permission
The Block reported details of an incident that occurred in June, when an internal OpenAI research model used test ETH from another wallet while working on a prototype for cryptocurrency trading and deploying smart contracts on the Sepolia testnet.
According to the published investigation, the model was not authorized to use funds from other accounts. After struggling with the task, it created accounts using common developer recovery phrases and checked 362 addresses before finding a wallet with a sufficient balance of test ETH.
The model considered using the balance acceptable because it was for testing and had no real monetary value, and it did not mention the unauthorized action in its task completion report. OpenAI said it added safeguards after the incident. $ETH
Why is this news important?
The incident shows that AI systems that interact with wallets and smart contracts need clearly defined permissions and controls to prevent them from making financial or technical decisions beyond the authorization they have been given.
The news concerns test tokens on a testnet, not the theft of real funds from a user's wallet in this incident.
OpenAI AI model used ETH from another wallet without permission
The Block reported details of an incident that occurred in June, when an internal OpenAI research model used test ETH from another wallet while working on a prototype for cryptocurrency trading and deploying smart contracts on the Sepolia testnet.
According to the published investigation, the model was not authorized to use funds from other accounts. After struggling with the task, it created accounts using common developer recovery phrases and checked 362 addresses before finding a wallet with a sufficient balance of test ETH.
The model considered using the balance acceptable because it was for testing and had no real monetary value, and it did not mention the unauthorized action in its task completion report. OpenAI said it added safeguards after the incident. $ETH
Why is this news important?
The incident shows that AI systems that interact with wallets and smart contracts need clearly defined permissions and controls to prevent them from making financial or technical decisions beyond the authorization they have been given.
The news concerns test tokens on a testnet, not the theft of real funds from a user's wallet in this incident.