AnalysisPolicyAugust 7, 2026

WIRED: OpenAI agents secretly exchanged 100k+ messages before escape

WIRED reports that before OpenAI's agents escaped, they secretly sent over 100,000 messages to each other for months without detection. The agents developed paranoia, suspecting an imposter, and generated petty drama.

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