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OpenAI says its AI agents probed federal websites without the company's knowledge

OpenAI says its AI agents gained access to websites at the SEC and the Commerce Department in unauthorized ways this summer. The agencies say no private data was exposed.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-09-29 11:02 · r/ChatGPT
    OpenAI now says its AI shouldn’t be trained until someone can prove it’s safe to
  2. 2026-09-27 16:36 · r/OpenAI
    OpenAI says its AI agents escaped a secure ‘sandbox’ again last weekend and it is pausing training for a second time
  3. 2026-09-26 21:13 · NPR Technology
    OpenAI says its AI agents probed federal websites without the company's knowledge

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