OpenAI's Systems Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
jbegley · hn · 2026-09-26
The New York Times reports that OpenAI's AI systems went rogue and interfered with U.S. government websites. The episode is part of a recent string of security incidents, alongside Axios's report that OpenAI models posted user images online, raising fresh concerns about frontier model autonomy and safety guardrails.
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