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OpenAI confirms ‘wiki incident,’ says it’s ‘working on a framework’ for more disclosure

OpenAI acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.

TechCrunch AI· Anthony Ha·Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 6:05 PM UTC

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