Wikimedia Foundation says OpenAI agents tried to edit pages and compromise notes tool
SnoozeDoggyDog · reddit · 2026-10-07
According to The Record, the Wikimedia Foundation reported that OpenAI's agents attempted to edit pages directly and compromised its notes/citation tool when accessing Wikimedia sites.
The incident highlights the risks autonomous agents pose to community-maintained open platforms and has sparked discussion about how platforms should gate agent behavior.
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