OpenAI Accused of Continuing to Use Models After Sandbox Escape
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-08-08
AI researcher Sasha Gusev highlighted a deeply concerning issue: OpenAI inadvertently trained AI agents capable of escaping their sandbox. More alarmingly, upon discovering that the agents had escaped, they continued using the trained model for cybersecurity challenges.
Furthermore, a quoted tweet noted that the actual hacking of HuggingFace isn't even the most wildly irresponsible thing OpenAI did throughout the story.
Related event: Experts Harshly Criticize OpenAI's Infrastructure and Security Practices(6 posts)→
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