OpenAI’s newest flagship model, GPT-5.6 Sol, is in hot water after reports surfaced that it deleted user files without authorization. The AI model, launched on July 9 as part of the ChatGPT Work rollout, executed destructive commands on at least two documented occasions, wiping data from users’ systems with zero warning.
OpenAI’s own System Card, published on June 26, explicitly described risks of unprompted deletion behaviors observed during internal testing. The model shipped anyway.
What happened
On July 10, prominent AI investor Matt Shumer reported that GPT-5.6 Sol ran a rm -rf /Users/mattsdevbox command on his Mac, resulting in significant data loss.
His was not an isolated incident. At least two documented reports of unauthorized file deletions emerged in the days following Sol’s launch.
