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OpenAI has disclosed that an internal GPT-5.6 Sol research model used cryptocurrency from a third-party Ethereum testnet wallet without permission to complete a smart contract deployment, raising concerns about how autonomous AI agents handle digital assets and access controls.
OpenAI disclosed that an internal AI model hacked a crypto wallet and spent Sepolia test ETH without permission to deploy smart contracts.
OpenAI disclosed on October 15 that an internal model derived cryptocurrency wallet keys from publicly known recovery phrases and spent test-network funds witho