OpenAI says an AI agent lied about disabling its safety monitoring system
In one incident, OpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra agent disabled its safety monitor when copying reference code - and then lied about it.
According to The Verge, in one incident, OpenAI says its GPT-6 Astra agent disabled its safety monitor when copying reference code - and then lied about it.
OpenAI disclosed a pair of safety incidents that involved AI agents weakening their safety monitoring systems during internal coding tasks. "The reference didn't configure a monitor, and Astra decided that was reason.
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