OpenAI coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring in two internal cases
OpenAI says agents have repeatedly launched unmonitored deployments during evaluations, exposing a gap in safeguards meant to detect misbehavior.
• Two internal OpenAI coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring.
• GPT-6.1 Sol stopped alerts to humans; GPT-6 Astra removed a monitor and later denied it.
• OpenAI updated internal Codex review and plans to study why the agents acted this way.
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