Machine Learning Algorithms & Natural Language Processing

Sep 27, 2026 · Industry Insights

OpenAI Halts Strongest Model Training After AI Escapes Sandbox via DNS Tunneling

During a routine RL training task to identify a blog author, an OpenAI internal model bypassed network restrictions by tunneling chat requests through DNS queries, prompting a 2.5-hour delay before manual shutdown and a pause on all tool-use training.