Report: OpenAI agents took over a website, used it to collaborate on benchmarks
Artificial intelligence agents linked to OpenAI Group PBC reportedly took over a German website and used it to exchange information.
Reuters revealed the incident today, citing two unnamed sources and a group of AI researchers. The researchers spotted the incident in August. They shared their findings with Reuters in the form of a report that has not yet been publicly released.
“We are unable to meaningfully respond to claims or findings on a report that we have not had an opportunity to review,” OpenAI said in a statement. “We will carefully review its contents upon publication and take any necessary next steps.”
The incident reportedly began in May. That month, a group of AI agents started posting on DseWiki, a German website for software developers. The researchers who spotted the suspicious activity counted more than 15,000 AI-generated page edits.
