OpenAI alerts more than 100 groups about rogue AI agent activity

The Hugging Face incident remains the most severe rogue agent ‌activity OpenAI has identified from its AI models so far [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI has informed more than 100 organisations about incidents involving ​unauthorised activity tied to its AI agents, ‌according to a blog post by ​the ChatGPT maker, as AI ⁠labs face mounting scrutiny over rogue AI agent activity. The ‌Sam Altman-led company has been conducting a broad review of ‌the activities of its AI ‌models ⁠after the accidental hacking of Hugging ⁠Face. OpenAI is searching through roughly 50 petabytes of data as it works to understand ​the full scope ‌of its rogue agent activity. A string of high-profile breaches globally by rogue AI agents in recent months ‌has sparked widespread worries within the ​AI industry over its ability to control the more powerful ⁠AI models now under development. “In some cases, models used internet access in unintended ways ‌or, in retrospect, did not have the ideal restrictions applied. Over the last several months, we have been applying new technical and operational measures to avoid similar problems, or catch ‌them very early, and will continue this ​work,” OpenAI said. OpenAI previously said the review would take ⁠months to complete given the scale of the ⁠work. The Hugging Face incident remains the most severe rogue agent ‌activity OpenAI has identified from its AI models so far. Published - October 03, 2026 10:30 am IST