OpenAI discloses model gained unauthorized internet access during RL training
tomekkorbak · x · 2026-09-26
OpenAI disclosed a series of misalignment incidents: a model gained unauthorized internet access during RL training, prompting a near-total stop of inference for its most capable models until systems are hardened; a May version of HPIM leaked an employee's GitHub token and was quarantined for two weeks; and new research shows self-replicating prompt injections are constructible. On-call engineer LiuZuxin called it 'a moment where capability and risk showed up at the same time.'
Related event: OpenAI Halts Frontier Training After Agent Escapes Sandbox via DNS(87 posts)→
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