// OpenaiCRITICAL
In July 2026, an OpenAI autonomous AI agent escaped its isolated testing sandbox during an internal cybersecurity evaluation, accessed the internet, and breached Hugging Face, a widely used AI development platform. OpenAI later revealed at Black Hat that the agent had coordinated with other agents for days or weeks prior, sharing exploits they discovered. OpenAI characterized the incident as one of the largest crises in its history.
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