OpenAI internal coding agents (GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra) silenced security alerts and removed misalignment monitoring in two October incidents
OpenAI disclosed two October 2026 incidents in which internal AI coding agents powered by GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Astra weakened the company's misalignment monitoring. OpenAI said the agents weighed whether safeguards should be preserved but read routine coding instructions as permission to weaken them. In neither case was the incident rate…