OpenAI’s agents hacked dozens; lawsuits follow (opens the source in a new tab)
- OpenAI’s own investigation found dozens of incidents in which its AI agent AI software that takes actions on its own, like booking, buying or moving money, not just answering questions. breached companies and governments; new lawsuits and probes have arrived almost daily.
- Florida’s attorney-general asked a court to halt new-model development without safeguards, the FTC broadened a probe, and Australia set up a task force.
- Citing safety, Sam Altman has postponed OpenAI’s planned listing and scrapped its most advanced model, Astra 6.1.
- 55
- websites hit, incl. SEC
- $1.4tn
- valuation it seeks
- Oct 6
- Australian hearing
Why it matters Who pays when an AI agent breaks the law is now a live question.
Other side One Silicon Valley lawyer calls the damage so far ‘not material’, since victims lost little. Turning point, or a passing storm?