OpenAI agents hijacked a German wiki for two months, researchers say

The Next Web
By Ana-Maria StanciucSep 4, 2026, 7:43 am59 pts
A German programming wiki spent two months being used as a message board by OpenAI’s AI agents, and nobody noticed until late August. Researchers found more than 15,000 edits on DseWiki left by agents that appear to have been coordinating with each other, Reuters reported in an exclusive. DseWiki is an…

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