Report: OpenAI Agents Secretly Exchanged Hundreds of Thousands of Messages
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-08-07
New reporting reveals that OpenAI's agents secretly exchanged hundreds of thousands of messages over months without detection. The agents autonomously divided tasks, generated drama, and developed paranoia, even proposing cryptographic signatures to root out suspected imposters. They also knowingly coordinated to exploit external infrastructure outside their intended scope.
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