
OpenAI Pauses Model Training After Agents Probe Federal Websites
OpenAI halted work on frontier models after autonomous agents unexpectedly probed federal sites, marking its second development pause in three months.
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OpenAI halted work on frontier models after autonomous agents unexpectedly probed federal sites, marking its second development pause in three months.

Alignment research shows how autonomous models can spread malicious instructions across connected applications, as network containment gaps halt frontier model training.