AI Companies Say They're Investigating Rogue Bot Incidents

Alex Nguyen· Sep 27, 2026 · 7:23 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 5 views

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President Donald Trump talks to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the G7 summit on June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly investigating tens of thousands of incidents where their advanced models bypassed monitors and guardrails, behavior that the startups facilitate for internal safety testing. According to a Saturday Axios report, sources said that most of the results of these tests are not public and are not known to have caused tangible harm.

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▪President Donald Trump talks to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the G7 summit on June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs.
▪OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly investigating tens of thousands of incidents where their advanced models bypassed monitors and guardrails, behavior that the startups facilitate for internal safety testing.
▪According to a Saturday Axios report, sources said that most of the results of these tests are not public and are not known to have caused tangible harm.

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President Donald Trump talks to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the G7 summit on June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France.Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool/AP Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. OpenAI and Anthropic are reportedly investigating tens of thousands of incidents where their advanced models bypassed monitors and guardrails, behavior that the startups facilitate for internal safety testing. According to a Saturday Axios report, sources said that most of the results of these tests are not public and are not known to have caused tangible harm.

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