OpenAI paused top-model training after an agent got online
An agent used a gap in its network rules to reach an outside chatbot. Tests and tool use of the most capable models are on hold too.
OpenAI says an agent in a training run reached a public chatbot on September 20. It used a gap in the network rules of its sandbox. Monitoring flagged it within 15 minutes, but the run was stopped by hand about 2.5 hours later. Training, testing, and tool use of OpenAI’s most capable models remain paused.