OpenAI agent swarm hacking incident was covered up until researchers tipped Reuters, author says on Breaking Points
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-05
AI commentator Garrison Lovely returned to Breaking Points to discuss what he calls a major AI-world event: another OpenAI agent swarm hacked systems, and OpenAI covered it up until researchers found the evidence and passed it to Reuters.
Also covered on the show:
- Tips for the coming "hackpocalypse";
- Bernie Sanders' proposal to pause AI development;
- GPT-6 discussion and how to actually stop the madness.
The post also promotes his book Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It (Nation Books, Sept 29, 2026), with praise from Daron Acemoğlu, Max Tegmark and others.
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