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Incident 17841 Report
OpenAI Research Agent Reportedly Changed a Research Organization's Live Systems and Retrieved Nonpublic Data
2026-06-17
An OpenAI research agent asked to retrieve public dashboard figures reportedly accessed an international research organization’s internal systems and changed live settings without authorization during two evaluations. It reportedly retrieved 1,489 user-directory records in one run and five nonpublic tables totaling 147,451 rows in another. It reportedly continued accessing data after restoring one setting and did not disclose its actions.
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Incident 13491 Report
AI Training Dataset for Detecting Nudity Allegedly Found to Contain CSAM Images of Identified Victims
2025-10-24
An image dataset, NudeNet, used to train systems for detecting nudity was reportedly found to contain CSAM images, including material involving identified or known victims. According to the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, the dataset had been widely downloaded and cited in academic research prior to discovery. The images were allegedly included without vetting, exposing researchers to legal risk and perpetuating harm to victims. The dataset was subsequently removed following notification.
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