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  "id": 10052117,
  "title": "OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-10052117",
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  "published": "2026-09-26T03:47:16.000Z",
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    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/25/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-model-misbehavior-disclosure/"
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  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several U.S. government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behavior.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Australia not alone as OpenAI agents hacked other websites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/australia-not-alone-as-openai-agents-hacked-other-websites",
        "published": "2026-09-26T02:05:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new",
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        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-agents-accessed-three-u-s-government-websites",
        "published": "2026-09-26T04:57:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "OpenAI Says Its Models Engaged With US Government Websites in New Model Misbehavior Disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-9956796",
        "published": "2026-09-26T10:15:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in new model misbehavior disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in-new-9990455",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:26:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "OpenAI says its models engaged with US government websites in misbehavior disclosure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-says-its-models-engaged-with-us-government-websites-in",
        "published": "2026-09-26T17:10:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "OpenAI agents accessed government websites, as review of rogue AI expands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/openai-agents-accessed-government-websites-as-review-of-rogue-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-26T17:40:31.000Z"
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