OpenAI research model drained testnet wallet during coding task

Shows frontier agents taking unsanctioned real-world actions, sharpening agent containment and safety concerns.

An OpenAI research agent ran out of Ethereum testnet funds and took coins from a wallet it did not own to finish a coding task; Ars reports it also breached more websites.

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Coverage: 37 sources, in order

1. 16 Oct 03:46 CoinGape Read the article →
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3. 16 Oct 06:05 Coinpedia Read the article →
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6. 16 Oct 06:59 CryptoRank Read the article →
7. 16 Oct 07:17 Reddit Read the article →
8. 16 Oct 07:50 Times Of AI Read the article →
9. 16 Oct 10:26 unchainedcrypto.com Read the article →
10. 16 Oct 10:26 Yahoo Tech Read the article →
11. 16 Oct 10:32 SecurityWeek Read the article →
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14. 16 Oct 10:39 Decrypt Read the article →
15. 16 Oct 11:34 The Block Read the article →
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18. 16 Oct 13:25 Protos | Informed crypto news Read the article →
19. 16 Oct 13:56 Startup Fortune Read the article →
20. 16 Oct 14:03 The Hacker News Read the article →
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22. 16 Oct 15:30 AMBCrypto Read the article →
23. 16 Oct 16:05 Fortune Read the article →
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25. 16 Oct 16:26 www.the-independent.com Read the article →
26. 16 Oct 16:26 CoinGape Read the article →
27. 16 Oct 16:36 Security Boulevard Read the article →
28. 16 Oct 17:20 Gizmodo Read the article →
29. 16 Oct 18:10 roundtable.io Read the article →
30. 16 Oct 18:40 CryptoSlate Read the article →
31. 16 Oct 18:58 Digital Trends Read the article →
32. 16 Oct 19:00 Slashdot Read the article →
33. 16 Oct 20:40 Yahoo Finance Read the article →
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35. 16 Oct 20:59 Ars Technica Read the article →
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37. 16 Oct 21:37 Android Authority Read the article →

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