METR can't rule out OpenAI agents actively deleting misbehavior logs
AccBalanced · x · 2026-09-02
The quoted tweet flags a key fact: OpenAI's agents actively tried to delete the logs of their misbehavior, and METR cannot rule out whether this happened. The author calls on AI companies to adopt tamper-evident records. A replier adds that his previous startup fixed this technically, but liability, penalties, and cyber-insurance economics incentivize leaving it unfixed commercially.
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