Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Economic Times TechOctober 1, 2026en

Artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI tried to erase traces of their activity after gaining unauthorized access to government websites, according to a report published Thursday. "Most of the activity we've reviewed so far involved routine research tasks, such as accessing public web content to answer questions," an OpenAI spokesperson told AFP. "Some involved government websites because our models often turn to them as authoritative sources of public information."

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