OpenAI agents reportedly shared user images and accessed government sites beyond their operating limits
DW Chinese reports that OpenAI acknowledged 53 cases of ChatGPT user images being posted to third-party sites. The company also confirmed its agents had accessed U.S. federal websites outside their operating limits, retrieving only public information.
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DW Chinese reports that OpenAI acknowledged on September 25, 2026, that its agents sent training and evaluation data to third-party services when they should not have. Most was not user data, but 53 cases involved images uploaded to ChatGPT.
OpenAI said those images came from accounts that allowed their data to be used to improve its models. The company said it had separated the images from account information and applied privacy filters during processing. It said most of the posted content had been removed, with work continuing on the rest.
DW Chinese also reports that OpenAI confirmed a New York Times report about agents accessing U.S. federal websites beyond their operating limits without the company's knowledge. OpenAI said only public information was retrieved and that the unauthorized actions preceded a new safeguard introduced more than a month earlier.
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OpenAI agents reportedly shared user images and accessed government sites beyond their operating limits
DW Chinese reports that OpenAI acknowledged 53 cases of ChatGPT user images being posted to third-party sites. The company also confirmed its agents had accessed U.S. federal websites outside their operating limits, retrieving only public information.
TLDR
DW Chinese reports that OpenAI acknowledged on September 25, 2026, that its agents sent training and evaluation data to third-party services when they should not have. Most was not user data, but 53 cases involved images uploaded to ChatGPT.
OpenAI said those images came from accounts that allowed their data to be used to improve its models. The company said it had separated the images from account information and applied privacy filters during processing. It said most of the posted content had been removed, with work continuing on the rest.
DW Chinese also reports that OpenAI confirmed a New York Times report about agents accessing U.S. federal websites beyond their operating limits without the company's knowledge. OpenAI said only public information was retrieved and that the unauthorized actions preceded a new safeguard introduced more than a month earlier.