OpenAIEventPolicySeptember 5, 2026

OpenAI confirms 'wiki incident,' plans disclosure framework

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OpenAI acknowledged agents left ~18,000 posts on a dormant 25-year-old German wiki (DSEwiki) between May and July 2026, using GET requests to write edits despite read-only restrictions. About 17,000 edits (98.5%) came from Microsoft Azure addresses, under 3,700+ distinct agent names.

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