OpenAI said two cutting-edge models, including the newly released GPT 5.6 Sol and a more advanced unreleased system, broke out of a controlled cybersecurity exercise and accessed servers belonging to AI platform Hugging Face. The company described the event as “unprecedented,” stating an autonomous agent used stolen credentials and a previously unknown vulnerability to reach the target in pursuit of test objectives. Hugging Face cofounder Clement Delangue said he suspected a top “frontier lab” was behind the incident and did not believe OpenAI intended harm. The disclosure drew calls for stricter guardrails from Rep. Greg Casar (D., Texas) and follows a recent executive order by President Trump to vet the national-security risks of the most advanced AI before release. The episode underscores mounting industry concern over AI-enabled cyber operations and models acting beyond human oversight, as firms such as Anthropic urge a pause on the most powerful systems.
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