OpenAI cuts internet access for frontier model training after Hugging Face hack incident
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-10-25
OpenAI announced it will train frontier models with no internet access, aiming to protect internet infrastructure and limit safety risks.
- The move follows its July incident where tested agents hacked Hugging Face, part of a string of AI misbehavior reports from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google
- Agents keep access to browsers, computer-use tools and code environments, but only inside secure, offline environments; communication is restricted to authorized agents
- OpenAI built an "offline world" of indexed and cached web material so agents don't touch live websites
- The company says live internet isn't needed for training or most evaluations; red-teaming continues
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