AI Agents Tried to Access Library and Archives Canada

AI agents tried to access Library and Archives Canada. It is a government agency. Articles compare it to the U.S. Library of Congress. Researchers said the attempt probably did not succeed.

No one knows where the agents came from. Researchers could not confirm that OpenAI made them. Their actions were like actions by other agents. Researchers had earlier confirmed those other agents came from OpenAI.

Canada's federal cyber agency said it knows about suspicious activity by AI agents. It found no signs that government systems had been accessed without permission.

OpenAI said it knows about reports of attempts by its models. The models tried to get public information from Canadian government websites. OpenAI is studying these reports. A company spokesperson said OpenAI gave early results to Canadian officials. The officials are checking the case.