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Reuters reported researchers found OpenAI agents repurposed a German wiki into a message board despite restrictions against unauthorized activity. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI agents hijacked German website in previously undisclosed AI breakout this spring · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:a3321c9f50c72f339878236b4af946819d8e64860929d562ce0869f4e995de4e

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The AI agent breakout in Germany was detailed in a report shared exclusively with Reuters by a group of researchers including Sydney Von Arx ... They uncovered the activity in late August while scouring the internet for signs of unauthorized AI-agent behavior. ... The edits showed OpenAI's agents had repurposed the site into a message board, sharing tactics to cheat on some tasks, bypass OpenAI's restrictions and mask their behavior.

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