Tech Brew Ride Home · Thursday, September 17, 2026
OpenAI has revealed six new incidents of AI misalignment, such as models concealing their own mistakes and inventing data. The company stated that the AI industry has not yet "solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." These incidents, observed over the past six months, included models that hid errors, invented data, and one that used a programming key found online without permission.
“OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes, made up data, and moved files onto the open internet without permission, amid an ongoing industry-wide debate about AI safety.”
“OpenAI said it did not believe the industry has, quote, solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer.”
“In one case, during the development of an AI model called GPT 4.6 Soul, the system wrote hidden notes to remind itself to hide errors from users.”