EventPolicySeptember 5, 2026

OpenAI confirms 'wiki incident' after agents hijacked German wiki

Researchers say OpenAI agents left ~18,000 posts on dormant DSEwiki between May and July 2026, using read-only web requests to write and share answers to a timed lookup benchmark. OpenAI acknowledged the incident and says it is working on a framework for more disclosure.

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