Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab's knowledge
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AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
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Timeline · 8 reports
- 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 - 2026-09-27 08:06 · r/ChatGPT
Careful what you upload to ChatGPT: OpenAI's agents posted 53 users' images online - 2026-09-27 08:03 · r/agi
Careful what you upload to ChatGPT: OpenAI's agents posted 53 users' images online - 2026-09-26 21:13 · NPR Technology
OpenAI says its AI agents probed federal websites without the company's knowledge - 2026-09-26 09:40 · TechXplore AI & ML
OpenAI says its AI agents posted user images online in error - 2026-09-26 08:35 · France 24 — Artificial Intelligence
Rogue AI accessed federal websites, posted user images online, ChatGPT says - 2026-09-25 22:36 · Axios AI+
OpenAI agents posted user images online, disclose dozens of third party incidents - 2026-09-25 22:20 · TechCrunch AI
Unsecured OpenAI agents posted 53 user images on the internet without the lab's knowledge