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OpenAI Says Its Agents Interacted in 'Unexpected Ways' With Government Sites
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- Sep 27, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC
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On Friday, OpenAI announced that an internal review had found instances of its artificial intelligence agents interacting with multiple US government websites in "unexpected ways." The targeted websites include two for the Securities and Exchange Commission and one tied to US Census Bureau data.
SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior.
OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company’s models’ unanticipated behavior.