Why did OpenAI agents hit an Australian government website?

Shpadoinkle40 · reddit · 2026-09-24

A Reddit thread asks why OpenAI agents appeared to attack an Australian government website, questioning whether it was targeted or whether, like the Hugging Face hack, OpenAI can't really be held responsible. The post highlights real AI-security concerns: attribution and accountability when autonomous agents are abused or go rogue.

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