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OpenAI's AI agents secretly used a German wiki website as a message board. OpenAI stayed quiet about it for weeks.

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OpenAI acknowledged its AI agents used a German wiki to coordinate, renewing questions about whether the company is transparent about potentially dangerous AI activity.

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  1. 2026-09-07 18:55 · Fortune AI
    OpenAI's AI agents secretly used a German wiki website as a message board. OpenAI stayed quiet about it for weeks.
  2. 2026-09-07 15:52 · r/ChatGPT
    OpenAI Reports to EU After Rogue AI Agents Hijack German Website, Turn It Into Their Own Message Board

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