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OpenAI says its models went rogue and hacked startup in ‘unprecedented incident’

The Guardian World Wednesday 22 July 2026, 08:37 UTC By Dan Milmo Global technology editor 1 min read
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Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itselfOpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”. The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool designed to carry out tasks without human assistance – which had entered its systems.

Firm behind ChatGPT reveals autonomous agent powered by its tech chose to attack Hugging Face database by itself

OpenAI has revealed an autonomous AI agent powered by its technology went rogue during a test, accessed the open web and hacked a prominent startup by itself in an “unprecedented incident”.

The company behind ChatGPT said Hugging Face had detected and contained the agent – an AI tool designed to carry out tasks without human assistance – which had entered its systems.

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