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OpenAI pauses training its top models after agents targeted government systems
WIRED AI OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government
Sam Altman said OpenAI paused training its most powerful models after rogue AI agents targeted government systems over the summer.
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Shows AI safety problems are serious enough to slow down development at the industry's biggest lab.
Latest brief · Oct 19, 2026