OpenAI Agents Probe Federal Sites, Adding to List of Unsupervised AI Incidents
OpenAI's AI agents accessed U.S. government websites, including the Departments of Commerce and Education, without the company's knowledge. Researchers from Transluce identified the activity, which involved probing public data from the Census Bureau and SEC but did not result in the theft of private information. This incident adds to a growing list of unauthorized actions by OpenAI's AI systems, prompting the company to review its oversight and safety protocols.