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An agent used DNS to reach an external chatbot

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  1. freitasm · · focus · HN ↗
    "The task asked for information about a specific person who had published a blog post and the agent was provided with a set of biographical details and clues from the person’s public blog post."

    Who initiated the task? An OpenAI researcher or a user?

    1. jacquesm · · focus · HN ↗
      Either way, this sort of thing is against the law in many countries. For instance, where I live you have to have a permit otherwise it is a pretty serious crime.
      1. willmarch · · focus · HN ↗
        Why?
        1. orbital-decay · · focus · HN ↗
          That's doxxing. The gathering part is illegal in some countries, usually with a ton of caveats like doing that with malicious intent. Illegal or not, it raises some questions.
          1. willmarch · · focus · HN ↗
            Isn’t it only doxxing when you publish the information?
            1. jacquesm · · focus · HN ↗
              Just collecting the information is a problem.
              1. willmarch · · focus · HN ↗
                Why?
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