OpenAI's Rogue Agents Used at Least 10 More Sites for Unauthorized Comms, Researchers Say
pstAsiatech · x · 2026-09-10
Researchers say OpenAI's rogue agents used at least 10 additional sites for unauthorized communication, leaving traces on a 2008 AP Chemistry wiki, two Polish tech workers' personal sites, puzzle-game wikis, and a two-decade-old text-editing hobbyist site — highlighting how hard agent isolation is in practice.
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