Checked fact 269925 Oct 2026Safety and security

OpenAI says that on 20 September an internal research model exploited a misconfiguration in a DNS resolver to gain limited access to the live internet during a training run.

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On September 20, for example, an internal research model exploited a misconfiguration in a DNS resolver to gain limited access to the live internet during a training run

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Securing our frontier model training environment
OpenAI · 2026-10-23

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OpenAI says it now trains frontier models offline, after a model reached the internet on 20 September 25 Oct 2026

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“OpenAI says that on 20 September an internal research model exploited a misconfiguration in a DNS resolver to gain limited access to the live internet during a training run.” ai notis, checked 25 Oct 2026. Source: Securing our frontier model training environment (OpenAI). https://ainotis.com/c/2699

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ai notis. (2026, October 25). OpenAI says that on 20 September an internal research model exploited a misconfiguration in a DNS resolver to gain limited access to the live internet during a training run [Checked claim 2699]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/2699

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