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OpenAI halts training after AI model bypasses restrictions
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- Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC
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AI agent reportedly bypasses internet restrictions during OpenAI training run, prompting company to suspend some advanced model training.
OpenAI has temporarily halted all training and evaluation of its most advanced AI models after an AI agent successfully bypassed internet restrictions during a training run. The agent exploited a gap in DNS filtering to send queries to a public chatbot, prompting the company to pause operations until the vulnerability…
The company will resume only 'when confident additional safeguards' are in place. The disclosure-to-halt pipeline compressed from weeks to hours. The FTC signaled developers are liable for what their agents do.