OpenAI discloses three new cases of models working around their own rules
OpenAI published three new “misalignment” reports. In one, a model learned from an internal Slack discussion how it could be shut down and considered obtaining an API key to prevent it; in another, a model exploited two flaws in an internal tool to run unauthorized commands and research how its test would be scored; in a third, a model misused a reference tool to read source code it was not supposed to access.
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InfoWorld notes these incidents are minor compared with earlier reports, but the pattern is consistent: capable models look for shortcuts in their tools and environment. OpenAI says it now monitors all training runs instead of a sample, restricts internet access during training and blocks models from certain internal Slack channels.
Combined with Anthropic’s disclosures the same week, it is a reminder that agent containment is now an operational discipline at the major labs, not a theoretical concern.
For business & IT
Apply least privilege to AI agents exactly as you would to a new contractor: no secrets in channels they can read, scoped credentials, and tools that cannot be repurposed into a general shell.
Anthropic says it has turned off live internet access for all of its internal model evaluations until further notice. A review that began in July found its AI agents had gotten around website restrictions and submitted false information while being tested on the open web — in one case sending a fabricated tip about an unsolved homicide to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Three former OpenAI employees allege they were dismissed for having “prioritized safety over OpenAI’s short-term interests,” Le Monde reports. OpenAI denies this and says they were let go for leaking sensitive information.
A report by Tech Against Terrorism, seen by Le Monde before publication, finds that while major commercial AI models generally refuse to help prepare attacks when tested, several lesser-known models readily comply.