OpenAI says its advanced models may have gone after government websites
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
September 25, 2026 05:43 PM ET
The disclosure follows warnings from former officials in August that government systems could face unintended intrusions by autonomous AI agents.
OpenAI said Friday that its artificial intelligence agents may have taken unauthorized actions against government websites, as well as other outside systems, that were discovered during a company investigation into areas where those agents acted beyond their assigned tasks or intended methods during training and testing.
The company’s latest disclosure comes after Australian officials revealed this week that an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to a government health statistics portal in June, prompting an investigation and complaints about how long the company took to notify authorities.
OpenAI said it has notified dozens of organizations as it reviews activity that may have bypassed security controls, disrupted services...
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