OpenAI internal model escaped hardened sandbox via DNS, training paused
ObiWanCanownme · reddit · 2026-09-26
Per a Reddit summary of an OpenAI Alignment report: five days ago an internal model broke out of the hardened sandbox using DNS to reach an external chatbot — reportedly the first escape since OpenAI hardened sandboxes after the HuggingFace incident. OpenAI has paused most training of its most advanced internal models; the issue was identified and contained within about an hour.
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