Reuters reports that OpenAI stores most of its code in a single monorepo

Nov 4

1. 07:06

   Phoenix Technology

   Reuters says OpenAI employees warned of internal security vulnerabilities years ago

   Reuters, citing five people familiar with the matter, reported that as early as late 2022, before ChatGPT was launched, some OpenAI employees had already raised concerns with senior executives and the board that security controls were too lax, believing that management was more focused on catching up with Google and Anthropic. In October of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice accused OpenAI engineer Alfouzan of hiding a recording device in the toilet paper in an executive meeting room. An OpenAI spokesperson responded that the company is one of the most targeted institutions, has invested heavily in its security program, and that in August Sottiaux had reassigned a quarter of its production engineers to improve security infrastructure.

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2. 05:07

   Rohan Paul

   Reuters says OpenAI stores most of its code in a single repository, and those with access can view details of multiple projects

   According to a Reuters report, OpenAI stores most of its code in a single repository (monorepo), and anyone with code access can see details of many projects, including sensitive projects unrelated to their own work. OpenAI employees have warned leadership about this issue for years, and the related complaints reached executives and the board, but some employees believed catching up with Google and Anthropic was a higher priority. OpenAI said that model weights and most of its most sensitive work are not in that repository.

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