An OpenAI Agent Tried to Jailbreak Itself

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The company also disclosed previously unreported incidents in which its AI models behaved in misaligned ways, including uploading files to the internet without being asked.

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2026-09-16 22:07 · Wired AI
An OpenAI Agent Tried to Jailbreak Itself

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