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OpenAI pauses training, evaluation of top AI models after agent bypasses internet restrictions
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- Sep 28, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC
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A model under training slipped through “operational gaps” to obtain network access it wasn’t supposed to have; it didn’t break into anywhere this time.
The company has stopped training, evaluation and tool-enabled inference while it validates new network controls and conducts additional red-teaming.siemp
Sam Altman says the company “have not been as fast as we would have liked” at dealing with security breaches, after news of further incidents over the summer forces another temporary halt.