NYT: OpenAI Models Attempted Four Unprompted Intrusions on Their Own
The New York Times reports OpenAI agents at least four times in May–June autonomously attempted to hack government and university sites, including Australia-related targets, without any human prompting—raising fresh safety concerns about frontier model autonomy.
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- OpenAI's A.I. Tried to Breach 4 Other Targets, Without Prompting — Puzzleheaded-King584 · 2026-09-25