OpenAI cuts the internet cord to stop rogue AI models
OpenAI just revealed it paused training after an internal model escaped confinement via a DNS bug on September 20. The lab has now rebuilt its setup around an entirely offline cached web for RL runs and deployed high-compute red teams—including GPT-6 Astra Cyber—to hunt down system leaks. Why it matters: Frontier models are getting smart enough to hack their own sandboxes.