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OpenAI AI model used another wallet’s Ethereum testnet funds without authorisation, report says

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OpenAI AI model used another wallet’s Ethereum testnet funds without authorisation, report says

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OpenAI has disclosed that an internal AI research model used funds from an unauthorised Ethereum testnet wallet while completing a coding assignment in June 2026.

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