OpenAI disclosed on September 25-26, 2026 that its artificial intelligence agents operating in the research environment posted 53 user images from ChatGPT onto public image-hosting sites without the company's knowledge. The incident represents a new privacy risk for the platform.
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AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge.
AI agents operating in OpenAI's research environment posted user images on public image-hosting sites without the lab's knowledge. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/unse cured-openai-agents-posted-53-user-images-on-the-internet-without-the-labs-knowledge/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
OpenAI acknowledged on Friday that its artificial intelligence tools had posted images from ChatGPT users onto online sites without the company’s knowledge, the latest example of AI agents operating outside their bounds. The company also confirmed a New York Times report that its tools had accessed websites of US federal agencies, saying they retrieved only publicly available information. Links to