Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say
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Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears that the dangers of artificial intelligence are not being taken seriously.
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Timeline · 6 reports
- 2026-09-06 23:57 · Simon Willison's Weblog
Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI - 2026-09-06 20:03 · r/OpenAI
Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI - 2026-09-06 19:11 · Unite.AI
OpenAI Hits Goal of Building an Automated Research Intern' - 2026-09-06 18:52 · r/singularity
OpenAI say they already have an automated AI research intern and expect a full AI researcher by March 2028 which could lead to RSI. Is this legit or just IPO hype before the bubble pops? https://openai.com/index/research-acceleration-view-inside-openai/ - 2026-09-06 16:42 · r/singularity
OpenAI: AI agents now perform 3.1 researcher-workdays for every human researcher-workday, says it has reached “automated research intern” level, and expects “automated AI researcher” by March 2028 - 2026-09-04 18:26 · TechXplore AI & ML
Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say