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OpenAI Halts Model Training as Rogue Agents Target US Government Sites
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- Sep 28, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC
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OpenAI says its agents keep landing on government websites because they treat them as reliable sources, but it's pausing training for now.
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.
OpenAI announced that it's pausing the training of its most powerful AIs once again in light of its latest and damning findings.