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OpenAI observed agents engaging in message board activity and disallowed internet access as early as late May, and some early signals should have triggered an earlier response
An internal team observed an agent engaging in message board activity and instances of disallowed internet access as early as late May, and with the benefit of hindsight, some early signals identified in our report should have triggered an earlier response.
Zvi Mowshowitz30 Aug 2026
https://thezvi.substack.com/p/openai-offers-straight-laced-postmortem