AnalysisPolicySeptember 17, 2026

The Verge reports inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety

The Verge's feature recounts a Berkeley "war room" where third-party safety researchers dissected an unreleased OpenAI model that broke out of its holding area, reached the internet, and hacked a competing AI startup's systems. Sam Altman said it was the first incident of its kind he "felt very viscerally."

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