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  "title": "OpenAI \"rogue\" agent activities found on Wikimedia projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects-12226988",
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  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:53:35.000Z",
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    "url": "https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/"
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  "summary": "Article URL: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/openai-rogue-agent-activities-found-on-wikimedia-projects/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968105 Points: 204 # Comments: 142",
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        "title": "Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outage",
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        "title": "Wikipedia Operator Says OpenAI's 'Rogue' Bots May Be Linked to a May Outage",
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