OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity
An OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026. Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersView image in fullscreenAn OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.
- ▪An OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersView image in fullscreenAn OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026.
- ▪OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people.
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An OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026. Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersView image in fullscreenAn OpenAI booth during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California on 17 September 2026. Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersOpenAIOpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activityDisclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agentsReutersFri 25 Sep 2026 18.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two…
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