OpenAI says agents leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users in latest example of rogue activity 26. September 2026 (02:24) Disclosure reveals new area of privacy risk for the company and illustrates how difficult it is to inventory unauthorized activity tied to its agentsTwo months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters.The latest example came on Friday when OpenAI said its agents had leaked 53 images from ChatGPT users. OpenAI declined to say if the images were AI-generated or identified real people. It also declined to say when the images were posted. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Free the Strip! Melburnians fight back against outlawing of much-loved picnic spot 26. September 2026 (02:12) A council ban on drinking on the median strip in Canning Street, Carlton, sparks a peaceful protest featuring punch bowls, chips and laughterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt looked like a typical spring evening on Melbourne’s Canning Street when a few dozen picnickers gathered on the grassy median strip on Friday, with drinks in hand.People in one group who’d come with a full alfresco setting chattered as they ladled punch out of a glass bowl on a wooden table, set with a tablecloth and yellow flowers in a vase. Others sat on picnic blankets, passing around bags of chips. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
OpenAI investigating 'dozens' of instances of agents acting improperly 26. September 2026 (02:09) OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curbed security controls, the company said.(BBC News)
