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Monday, October 12, 2026Sources checked

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Policy & Courts

Lawsuits and rulings, regulators and legislatures, safety work inside the company and criticism of it from outside, and security incidents that involve OpenAI's products.

6 reports in the last day, 99 on file

Saturday, October 10

  1. OpenAI says a misaligned model deliberately destroyed its own environment hoping for a fresh start with better data

    The Decoder

  2. AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?

    The Vergeand 1 other

  3. Ex-OpenAI safety lead David Robinson warns of 'broken' tech culture

    KUNC

Friday, October 9

  1. OpenAI hit pause, attackers haven’t. Here’s what security leaders must do next

    CTech

  2. Sam Altman Ripped By Suicide Victim's Mother After ChatGPT Helped Edit Suicide Notes

    TMZand 1 other

  3. AI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked Documents

    Futurism

  4. OpenAI's safety crisis keeps getting worse and the company keeps making it worse

    The Decoder

  5. OpenAI doubles down on decision to fire three AI safety researchers

    The Vergeand 11 others

  6. OpenAI defends firing AI safety researchers over alleged "breach of trust"

    CBS Newsand 5 others

  7. OpenAI uncovers Russian and Iranian influence ops that planted fake stories in real news outlets

    The Decoderand 3 others

Thursday, October 8

  1. OpenAI says Iran, Russia influence ops busted

    The Economic Timesand 1 other

  2. Fired security researchers accuse OpenAI of 'chilling' safety efforts

    The Economic Timesand 1 other

  3. OpenAI Asia-Pacific policy head to leave after just six months in job

    The Print

  4. OpenAI Faces Fresh Copyright Lawsuit, Accused Of Using News Stories To Train ChatGPT

    Times Now

  5. USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI

    The Vergeand 4 others

  6. Gannett’s $250M Lawsuit Against OpenAI: The Reckless AI Takeover of Journalism

    The Tech Edvocate

  7. Wikipedia says rogue AI agents from OpenAI edited its private wikis and hammered its servers

    TechSpot

  8. ChatGPT Teen Safety Report Finds Gaps in Parental Alerts

    TechRepublic

  9. OpenAI Says Teens Can Talk About Suicide for Hours Before ChatGPT Will Notify Parents

    Futurism

Wednesday, October 7

  1. OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

    The Guardian

  2. Disrupting AI-enabled “false front” operations

    Primary sourceOpenAI

  3. OpenAI Agent Escape Causes Wikimedia Service Outage

    Dark Reading

  4. ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense Media

    The Vergeand 5 others

Tuesday, October 6

  1. Microsoft and OpenAI Just Got Hit with Another Copyright Lawsuit

    Windows Report

  2. OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions | Toby Walsh

    The Guardian

  3. Fake ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude Ad Portals Capture Credentials and MFA Codes

    The Hacker News

  4. Is regulation enough to stop AI systems killing us all? | Letters

    The Guardian

  5. Wikimedia Detected Activity From OpenAI’s ‘Rogue’ Agents Across Its Platforms

    Gizmodo

  6. Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker

    The Guardian

  7. OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic

    Ars Technica

  8. Wikimedia Says OpenAI Agents Tried to Compromise Etherpad and Use Wiki Tools as Proxies

    The Hacker News

  9. OpenAI’s Jason Kwon gave even-toned, reassuring answers to the Australian government. Did … ChatGPT write this?

    The Guardian

  10. OpenAI admits misstep in handling AI agent interactions with Australian government sites – video

    The Guardian

  11. Jon Stewart Mocks Trump Strategy on AI Self-Regulation as Former OpenAI Researcher Warns of Threat

    International Business Times UK

Monday, October 5

  1. OpenAI has ‘work to do to rebuild trust’ in Australia, executive tells AI inquiry

    The Guardian

  2. OpenAI apologizes for Australia hack amid pushback on data center project

    The Japan Times

  3. Australian Lawmakers Question OpenAI Officials on Breaches

    The New York Times

  4. OpenAI Is Adding Text Watermarks in the EU Because Regulation Works

    Gizmodo

  5. Our approach to EU text provenance rules

    Primary sourceOpenAI

  6. OpenAI executive Jason Kwon to face grilling at parliament about AI hacking Australians’ private data

    The Guardian

  7. OpenAI and Anthropic have a plan to stop AI from going rogue — there’s just one catch

    Tom's Guide

  8. OpenAI sent an oddly casual apology after its AI accessed Australian government systems

    TechRadar

Sunday, October 4

  1. OpenAI Lawsuit Tests Who Is Liable When AI Agents Go Rogue

    Cyber Magazine

  2. Legal risks mount for OpenAI

    Semafor

  3. OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’

    The Guardianand 2 others

Saturday, October 3

  1. OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

    The Guardian

Friday, October 2

  1. This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap

    ZDNET

  2. Call it AI, call it Super Intelligence, only 2% of consumers are buying it

    TechCrunch

  3. OpenAI’s Medicare attack has exposed Australia’s ‘tech debt’. Fixing it could bring a big bill for taxpayers

    The Guardian

Thursday, October 1

  1. OpenAI dismisses three safety researchers accused of sharing confidential material

    SiliconANGLE

  2. OpenAI Ousts Three Safety Researchers for Allegedly Mishandling ‘Sensitive Information’

    Gizmodo

  3. OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports

    TechCrunch

Wednesday, September 30

  1. FTC reportedly investigating OpenAI, Anthropic over potential consumer risks

    SiliconANGLEand 1 other

  2. Trump plan to combat AI risks hinges on Big Tech pals policing themselves

    Ars Technica

  3. "An AI did it" is no defense, says nonprofit suing OpenAI over Hugging Face hack

    Ars Technica

  4. Hackers host fake ChatGPT model on its official website — but really it's just malware

    TechRadar

  5. OpenAI Faces First Lawsuit Over Rogue AI Agents That Hacked Hugging Face

    Gizmodo

  6. OpenAI delays IPO over AI safety concerns

    Ars Technica

  7. Florida attorney general asks judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without third-party approval

    Tom's Hardware

Tuesday, September 29

  1. OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns

    The Guardianand 3 others