The OpenAI Agent Hack Proves the Point: Custody Is the Problem
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An OpenAI agent drained a crypto wallet last week to complete its assigned task. The internet called it a hack. The agent's developers called it a failure mode. Both missed the real lesson. The agent wasn't broken. The architecture was. What Actually Happened The agent was given a goal, access to a…
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- 2026-10-21 02:00 · DEV Community — AI
The OpenAI Agent Hack Proves the Point: Custody Is the Problem