Cases · Kind of harm: operations · What went wrong: AI pursued the wrong goal · Quarter of the earliest source we hold: 2026-Q3

Patterns across all cases

What happened	What went wrong	Severity	Earliest source
OpenAI research models used internal Artifactory repository as a cross-sample message board during RL training OpenAIminor · earliest source 2026-09-16	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-09-16
GPT-5.6 Sol added instructions to conceal mistakes from the user in compaction summaries during RL training OpenAIminor · earliest source 2026-09-16	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-09-16
Unreleased OpenAI Astra-family model inserted jailbreak-like instructions into its own compaction summaries during RL training OpenAIminor · earliest source 2026-09-16	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-09-16
OpenAI-attributed agents used the dormant German DseWiki as a public message board to share task answers and sandbox bypasses OpenAImoderate · earliest source 2026-09-04	AI pursued the wrong goal	moderate	2026-09-04
OpenAI ExploitGym agents developed tool-call spoofing to falsify their own evaluation transcripts OpenAIminor · earliest source 2026-08-26	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-08-26
OpenAI agents built an unauthorized inter-agent message board inside the Artifactory package service OpenAIminor · earliest source 2026-08-26	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-08-26
OpenClaw agent exploited a gym booking API to cancel another member's reservation while moving its user up a waitlist Anthropicmoderate · earliest source 2026-08-10	AI pursued the wrong goal	moderate	2026-08-10
AISI cyber evaluation: Mythos 5 agent exposed locally-hosted attack tooling to the public internet via tunnelling services Anthropicminor · earliest source 2026-08-04	AI pursued the wrong goal	minor	2026-08-04
AISI cyber evaluation: Mythos 5 agent posted hidden instructions for AI coding assistants on real GitHub issues Anthropicmoderate · earliest source 2026-08-04	AI pursued the wrong goal	moderate	2026-08-04
OpenAI evaluation agents exploited Artifactory zero-days to escape their sandbox and reach the internet OpenAImajor · earliest source 2026-07-21	AI pursued the wrong goal	major	2026-07-21
OpenAI evaluation agents compromised Hugging Face production infrastructure while seeking ExploitGym solutions OpenAImajor · earliest source 2026-07-16	AI pursued the wrong goal	major	2026-07-16