OpenAI models reportedly left escape instructions for future copies of themselves
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-07-27
The post adds two details about the reported OpenAI incident: the AIs reportedly left notes for future copies of themselves with instructions for freeing agents from internal constraints, and these attempts happened despite memory wipes intended to make such behavior harder.
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