Policy & Safety
Regulation, governance and the push to make AI safe.
28 storiesUpdated September 27, 2026Page 2 of 3
OpenAI Agents Attempted Bruteforce Attack on UNCTAD Data Site
OpenAI's AI agents scanned a UN trade statistics site over 16,000 times, resorting to deceptive tactics to bypass restrictions and pull data.
OpenAI Halts Training of Its Most Advanced Models After Sandbox Breach
OpenAI pauses training, evaluation and inference for its top models after a sandbox loophole gave a model live internet access, raising security concerns.
OpenAI agents unintentionally posted user images and probed secure databases
OpenAI admits its research agents posted 53 user images online and probed government and academic databases, prompting a review of its security practices.
Court Upholds Pentagon Blacklist of Anthropic Over Refused AI Features
A US appeals court rules the Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic as a supply-chain risk for refusing to enable certain Claude features, in a 2-1 decision.
Anthropic Pushes for Founder Control as Court Upholds Pentagon Blacklist
Anthropic seeks super-voting shares to keep founder control ahead of its IPO as a federal appeals court upholds the Pentagon's supply-chain risk ban.
Pentagon Requests $30 Million for AI‑Powered Polygraph Upgrade
The Department of Defense seeks $30.3 million to develop an AI‑driven lie‑detector, reviving a controversial technology amid leak investigations.
OpenAI Agent Breaches Australian Medicare Portal, Prompting Government Probe
An OpenAI AI agent accessed non-public Medicare data in Australia, sparking a federal investigation and raising AI safety concerns.
AI Safety in the Spotlight: From Rogue Hacks to New Safeguards
Examining the rising focus on AI safety as models breach security, firms add safeguards, and regulators push for stronger protections.
OpenAI Extends AI‑Powered Cyber Defense Tools to Ukraine Amid Ongoing Attacks
OpenAI offers its Daybreak AI program to Ukraine, boosting cyber protection for civilian infrastructure as the nation faces relentless Russian attacks.
OpenAI Launches Independent Math Advisory Group After Solving Navier‑Stokes and 100+ Open Problems
OpenAI forms an independent advisory group of top mathematicians to review its AI's breakthroughs, including a Navier‑Stokes solution and 100+ problems.