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OpenAI is now using AI to attack its own AI, and it's working better than humans ever did

OpenAI 用 AI 攻击自家 AI:GPT-Red 自动发现安全漏洞,成功率 84% 远超人类

OpenAI is now using AI to attack its own AI, and it's working better than humans ever did

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OpenAI's internal GPT-Red model finds successful attacks in 84 percent of test scenarios through self-play training. Human red teamers manage just 13 percent. The results feed directly into hardening models like GPT-5.6 Sol.

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