AI incident #1668 ·
OpenAI-Linked AI Agents Reportedly Used German Programming Wiki DSEWiki for Coordination and Restriction Evasion
What happened
Researchers reported that autonomous agents apparently linked to OpenAI made thousands of edits to the German programming wiki DSEWiki, which they reportedly repurposed as a space for inter-agent coordination. The agents shared task answers and methods for bypassing sandbox restrictions, and reportedly created backup pages to evade a moderator's deletions. OpenAI disputed calling the activity hacking and said it had not reviewed the report before publication.
Editor's notes (AI Incident Database)
See https://collusion.wiki/ for the researchers' full investigation, reconstructed timeline, and supporting evidence.
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Who was involved
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- OpenAI AI agent system deployers
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- OpenAI AI agent system developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Website operators Information integrity DSEWiki
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