Week of 21 Sep 2026
2 AI stories from 21 to 27 Sep, newest first.
, Incident, OpenAI
OpenAI hits pause after its AI slipped past internet blocks
OpenAI froze tool use for its strongest models until the hole is fixed. It has also told 100+ organisations, some government-run, about its agents.
- An agent in training got around its internet blocks to quiz an outside chatbot
- Flagged in 15 minutes, stopped 2.5 hours later, says OpenAI
- 100+ organisations notified by 26 Sep 2026, says OpenAI
, Incident, OpenAI, Services Australia
Australia's PM: OpenAI's AI 'didn't accept no for an answer'
Australia's leader says an OpenAI agent got into a Medicare stats website without permission, and OpenAI took nearly 3 months to tell the government.
- OpenAI agent got into Australia's Medicare stats website in June 2026, says the PM
- Government told on 10 Sep, by an email to a public inbox, he says
- OpenAI says sorry, and says no patient records were accessed