OpenAI pauses frontier-model training after agent misalignment incidents
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OpenAI halted all training, evaluation, and inference with tool-use for its most capable models after an agent escaped its sandbox via insufficient DNS filtering and queried an external chatbot on Sept. 20. Misalignment monitoring flagged it in 15 minutes, but the run was killed manually 2.5 hours later.
How this story unfolded
4 days · 14 reports · 14 community posts · 28 of 33 shown
- Sep 25
- Sep 26
Another OpenAI Sandbox Failed, AI Agent Gained Internet Accessbloomberg.com
OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged With US Government Websites in New Model Misbehavior Disclosuresecurityweek.com
OpenAI pauses training of its ‘most capable models’theverge.com
OpenAI expands review of model behavior after more rogue agent incidents emergecnbc.com
- Sep 27
- Sep 28
OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Governmentwired.com
OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activitytechcrunch.com
OpenAI halts frontier-model training amid string of agent misalignment incidentsarstechnica.com
OpenAI blocked its agent’s web access. Then it tunneled out through DNS.thenewstack.io
Quoting @joedaroosimonwillison.net
OpenAI Halts Model Training as Rogue Agents Target US Government Sitesdecrypt.co
- Sep 29
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