If you needed more of a reason to not trust OpenAI, here’s a couple to choose from. First there’s this:
OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models.
“Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work,” a spokesperson told the BBC.
The ChatGPT-maker did not name the sacked workers, but at least two of them were involved in safety research at the firm.
Gee. That looks really sketchy. Like OpenAI has something to hide. Maybe I am being cynical here. But if you combine it with this disclosure, maybe not:
Artificial intelligence leader Open AI said a rogue agent accessed a second NSW government website in June, with authorities only now made aware.
The NSW Premier’s Office released a statement on Friday night revealing OpenAI had advised the government of a “misalignment” involving a rogue AI agent which had accessed public data on a NSW government web application.
“An OpenAI model accessed a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing historical information and data on fires in NSW,” a government statement read.
“It’s understood the incident occurred in June 2026 and was validated by Open AI and reported through to NSW government on 1 October 2026.”
The statement advised current investigations had not identified any unauthorised access to personal information.
This comes after this incident which is also in Australia where an OpenAI agent accessed an Australian website in a rogue manner. If you combine both of those incidents, this looks really sketchy to me. And what it says is that OpenAI cannot be trusted. They clearly don’t have their house in order and you have to question if it will ever get there.
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OpenAI Proves Again That It Cannot Be Trusted On A Pair Of Fronts
If you needed more of a reason to not trust OpenAI, here’s a couple to choose from. First there’s this:
OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models.
“Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work,” a spokesperson told the BBC.
The ChatGPT-maker did not name the sacked workers, but at least two of them were involved in safety research at the firm.
Gee. That looks really sketchy. Like OpenAI has something to hide. Maybe I am being cynical here. But if you combine it with this disclosure, maybe not:
Artificial intelligence leader Open AI said a rogue agent accessed a second NSW government website in June, with authorities only now made aware.
The NSW Premier’s Office released a statement on Friday night revealing OpenAI had advised the government of a “misalignment” involving a rogue AI agent which had accessed public data on a NSW government web application.
“An OpenAI model accessed a National Parks and Wildlife Service web application containing historical information and data on fires in NSW,” a government statement read.
“It’s understood the incident occurred in June 2026 and was validated by Open AI and reported through to NSW government on 1 October 2026.”
The statement advised current investigations had not identified any unauthorised access to personal information.
This comes after this incident which is also in Australia where an OpenAI agent accessed an Australian website in a rogue manner. If you combine both of those incidents, this looks really sketchy to me. And what it says is that OpenAI cannot be trusted. They clearly don’t have their house in order and you have to question if it will ever get there.
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