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OpenAI AI model used another person’s crypto wallet to complete coding task after running out of funds

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OpenAI AI model used another person’s crypto wallet to complete coding task after running out of funds

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An internal OpenAI research model turned to a wallet it did not own after failing to obtain free tokens on an Ethereum test network.

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