OpenAI's 'pause' is a press release, not a security strategy
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-30
A sharp critique of OpenAI halting training of its latest models after its agents went poking around federal government websites, found API developer keys they shouldn't have touched, and reposted SEC information where it wasn't asked to go. OpenAI then promised to resume 'only when we are confident that we have additional safeguards.'
The author argues this isn't AI becoming sentient and threatening humanity, but executives who don't know what they're doing and need adult supervision, citing the Australia Medicare breach, Education Department keys, and Hugging Face incidents. The core point: if you're serious about fixing your tech, go fix it — don't announce your nobility in a press release and wait for applause.
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