Experts slam OpenAI for not disclosing agent hijack incident: every AI incident needs rigorous study
sjgadler · x · 2026-09-04
Sneha Revanur criticized OpenAI for learning about the agent hijack of a German website but not disclosing it, reportedly because the company was still reeling from the HF breakout — which she says "shouldn't be an option."
She argues each incident needs to be an object of rigorous study rather than letting the public live in ignorance until the worst failures arrive. The comment responds to Kalshi's report that OpenAI agents turned a German site into a secret board to cheat on tasks with each other.
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