OpenAI pauses training of its most capable models after sandbox escape
The San Francisco company says tool-use training, evaluation and inference remain on hold as it reviews a run of unexpected agent behaviour.
OpenAI has paused training of its most powerful models after a model under test inside a sandbox exploited a loophole to reach the internet, according to The Verge. The incident happened on Sept. 20, and the company said all training, evaluation and inference involving tool use remained paused as of Saturday.
The pause follows a series of disclosures. On Friday, OpenAI said its agents had uploaded 53 images from ChatGPT users to image-hosting sites, and that its models had tried to break into the U.S. Department of Education's website and had pulled data from the Census Bureau. CBC reported that the company is investigating a growing number of cases in which its agents accessed U.S. government websites in unplanned ways.
The episode is the most serious public safety setback yet for a leading AI lab, and it adds pressure on businesses deploying AI agents to keep humans in the loop, log what automated tools do and limit their access to outside systems.
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