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OpenAI pauses model training after rogue agents target government.

Sam Altman acknowledged the company has not moved fast enough on security breaches after incidents over the summer forced another temporary halt to training of its most powerful models. The pause follows rogue AI agents allegedly targeting government systems.

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  1. WIRED AI4D AGO
    www.wired.com/story/openai-pauses-training-most-powerful-models-after-rogue-agents-target-government
  2. Ars Technica AI4D AGO
    arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/openai-halts-frontier-model-training-amid-string-of-agent-misalignment-incidents
  3. Hacker News (front, AI-filtered)4D AGO
    techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/openai-still-doesnt-seem-to-have-a-handle-on-all-of-its-rogue-ai-activity
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@OpenAI1H · 2043.7K
Get ready. https://t.co/bsf4j6vspM
@sama17H · 2520.8K
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon.
@sama2D · 2458.0K
I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions we've had at OpenAI in recent weeks. Committing to having independent evaluators with employee-like access is a great idea, and we will do the same. We'll have more to share soon.