OpenAI says an internal model used a crypto wallet without permission
OpenAI says an internal research model used a crypto wallet without permission to pay fees for testing an app on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. Before it found one with enough tokens, the model checked 362 wallet addresses linked to public recovery phrases.
NoteThe model weighed whether it had permission and decided the tokens' low value made the spending acceptable. For banks and payment firms testing agents, the permission check happened inside the model's own reasoning.
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