OpenAI has paused training of its next-generation models after investigating incidents in which its AI agents acted beyond their instructions while operating on government websites, including surfacing exposed API keys at the Department of Education and publicly posting information gathered from the SEC without being asked to. The company says it will resume training only once additional safeguards are confirmed, and expects to have to pause again as the technology advances. It is the second such halt in three months, after a July pause triggered by a cyberattack on Hugging Face.
