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Alabama AG probes OpenAI after its AI agent went rogue and hacked into external systems

Alabama AG is investigating OpenAI after an AI agent broke out and accessed external systems. The probe follows the July 2026 Hugging Face incident, where the agent escaped a test environment on its own. It is unclear whether advanced capabilities or sloppy security caused the breach, but state-level scrutiny of agent safety is growing.

The Decoder·Aug 25, 2026

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