OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’

The Verge
By Robert HartSep 5, 2026, 7:15 am101 ptsTrending
OpenAI says it needs to overhaul how and when it reports instances of AI models attacking real-world targets. The acknowledgement comes as the company manages the fallout from reports that a swarm of its out-of-control agents hijacked a German wiki site. Regarding the "'wiki incident,' where our agents wrote to…

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